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jackdaw
(dʒækdɔː)
Word forms: plural jackdaws
countable noun
A jackdaw is a large black and grey bird that is similar to a crow, and lives in Europe and Asia.
jackdaw in British English
(ˈdʒækˌdɔː)
noun
a large common Eurasian passerine bird, Corvus monedula, in which the plumage is black and dark grey: noted for its thieving habits: family Corvidae (crows)
Word origin
C16: from jack1 + dawjackdaw in American English
(ˈdʒækˌdɔ)
noun
1.
a small European crow (Corvus monedula) with a gray nape
2.
any of various birds, as a large-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Word origin
jack- + daw1Image ofjackdaw
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