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PERISOREUS CANADENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Perisoreus canadensis mean? 

PERISOREUS CANADENSIS (noun)
  The noun PERISOREUS CANADENSIS has 1 sense:

1. a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thieveryplay

  Familiarity information: PERISOREUS CANADENSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PERISOREUS CANADENSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

camp robber; Canada jay; gray jay; grey jay; Perisoreus canadensis; whisker jack

Hypernyms ("Perisoreus canadensis" is a kind of...):

jay (crested largely blue bird)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Perisoreus canadensis"):

Perisoreus canadensis capitalis; Rocky Mountain jay (a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona)

Holonyms ("Perisoreus canadensis" is a member of...):

genus Perisoreus; Perisoreus (Canada jays)


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