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Eurasian jay

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A widespread species of jay, usually crested and with pinkish-brown plumage and a harsh screech (Garrulus glandarius).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: grifshë — Garrulus glandarius
  • Albanian: grizhlemzë — Garrulus glandarius
  • Albanian: çotë — Garrulus glandarius
  • Asturian: glayu — Garrulus glandarius
  • Asturian: gayu — Garrulus glandarius
  • Asturian: gabu — Garrulus glandarius
  • Asturian: berrón — Garrulus glandarius
  • Basque: eskinoso — Garrulus glandarius
  • Catalan: gaig — Garrulus glandarius
  • Czech: sojka obecná — Garrulus glandarius
  • Danish: skovskade — Garrulus glandarius
  • Dutch: gaai — Garrulus glandarius
  • Dutch: Vlaamse gaai — Garrulus glandarius
  • Faroese: gnelliskjóra — Garrulus glandarius
  • Finnish: närhi — Garrulus glandarius
  • French: geai des chênes — Garrulus glandarius
  • Galician: gaio — Garrulus glandarius
  • Galician: pega marxa — Garrulus glandarius
  • Galician: pega rebordá — Garrulus glandarius
  • German: Eichelhäher — Garrulus glandarius
  • Greek: κίσσα (kíssa) — Garrulus glandarius
  • Ancient Greek: κίσσα (kíssa) — Garrulus glandarius
  • Hungarian: európai szajkó — Garrulus glandarius
  • Icelandic: skrækskaði — Garrulus glandarius
  • Italian: ghiandaia — Garrulus glandarius
  • Polish: sójka zwyczajna — Garrulus glandarius
  • Portuguese: gaio — Garrulus glandarius
  • Romanian: gaiță — Garrulus glandarius
  • Romanian: gaiță albastră — Garrulus glandarius
  • Russian: со́йка (sójka) — Garrulus glandarius
  • Russian: обыкнове́нная со́йка (obyknovénnaja sójka) — Garrulus glandarius
  • Inari-Sami: ruošâ káránas — Garrulus glandarius
  • Northern Sami: látteguovssat — Garrulus glandarius
  • Slovak: sojka obyčajná — Garrulus glandarius
  • Spanish: arrendajo — Garrulus glandarius
  • Spanish: gayo — Garrulus glandarius
  • Swedish: nötskrika — Garrulus glandarius
  • Udmurt: нюлэспуны (ńulespuny) — Garrulus glandarius
  • Venetan: gaja — Garrulus glandarius
  • Welsh: sgrech y goed — Garrulus glandarius