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jay

N คนซื่อ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ คนที่ ถูก หลอก ได้ ง่าย gullible person kon-sue

jay

N นกช นิดหนึ่ง ใน ตระกูล อีกา bluejay nok-cha-nid-nueng-nai-tra-kun-ea-ka

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JAY

n.A bird, the Corvus glandarius.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JAY

Jay, n. Etym: [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. gahi. Cf. Gay. ](Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually have a crest.

Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius ) is a large and handsomely colored species, having the body pale reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay, and kæ. The common blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata.), and the related species, are brilliantly colored, and have a large erectile crest. The California jay (Aphelocoma Californica ), the Florida jay (A. Floridana ), and the green jay (Xanthoura luxuosa ), of Texas and Mexico, are large, handsome, crested species. The Canada jay (Perisoreus Canadensis ), and several allied species, are much plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and Whisky jack. Jay thrush (Zoöl.), any one several species of Asiatic singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila, and related genera of the family Crateropodidæ; as; the white-throated jay thrush (G. albogularis ), of India.

New American Oxford Dictionary

jay

jay |jā ʤeɪ | ▶noun 1 a bird of the crow family with boldly patterned plumage, typically having blue feathers in the wings or tail. [Family Corvidae: several genera and numerous species, in particular the Eurasian Garrulus glandarius, with a crest, mainly pinkish-brown plumage, and a harsh screech. ] 2 archaic a person who chatters impertinently. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: via Old French from late Latin gaius, gaia, perhaps from the Latin given name Gaius.

Oxford Dictionary

jay

jay |dʒeɪ | ▶noun 1 a bird of the crow family with boldly patterned plumage, typically having blue feathers in the wings or tail. ●Family Corvidae: several genera and numerous species, in particular the Eurasian Garrulus glandarius, with a crest, mainly pinkish-brown plumage, and a harsh screech. 2 informal, dated a person who talks at length in a foolish or impertinent way. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: via Old French from late Latin gaius, gaia, perhaps from the Latin given name Gaius.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

jay

jay /dʒeɪ /名詞複～s C 1 〘鳥〙カケス〘カラス科〙.2 ｟やや古くだけて｠おしゃべり ; ばか者 .