grey jay

Questions about grey jay

What does grey jay mean?

grey jay means "a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery".

What is another word for grey jay?

Close synonyms include Canada jay, gray jay, camp robber, whisker jack, Perisoreus canadensis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grey jay a common word?

grey jay is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.