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jack·daw

 (jăk′dô′)
n.
Either of two small corvids (Corvus monedula or C. dauricus) of Eurasia and North Africa, having black and gray or black and white plumage.
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jackdaw

(ˈdʒækˌdɔː)
n
(Animals) 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)
[C16: from jack1 + daw]
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jack•daw

(ˈdʒækˌdɔ)

n.
a small Eurasian crow with a gray nape, Corvus monedula, that nests in chimneys and rock cavities.
[1535–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jackdaw - common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thieveryjackdaw - common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
corvine bird - birds of the crow family
genus Corvus, Corvus - type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
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Translations
زاغ، غُراب الزَّرع
чавка
kavka
allike
naakka
čavka
csóka
dvergkráka
kuosa
kovārnis
cioacă
kavka
kavka
kaja
küçük karga
галка

jackdaw

[ˈdʒækdɔː] Ngrajilla f
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jackdaw

[ˈdʒækdɔː] nchoucas m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jackdaw

nDohle f
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jackdaw

[ˈdʒækˌdɔː] ntaccola
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jackdaw

(ˈdʒӕkdoː) noun
a type of bird of the crow family that sometimes steals bright objects.
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References in periodicals archive ?
Rooks, Corvus frugilegus, and associated jackdaws, Corvus monedula, wintering in central and western Europe, use communal roosts.
/Anas sp.) 2 corvids (Corvidae) 2 --jackdaw (Corvus monedula) 1 --crow/rook/jackdaw/raven (Corvus sp.) 2 3 owl (Strigiformes) 1 1 charadriiform (Charadriiformes) 1 gruiform (Gruiformes) passerines (Passeriformes) --trushes (Turdidae) Rodents (Rodentia) 1 cricetids (Cricetidae) 45 (11) Amphibians (Amphibia) 2 Mole (Talpa europaea) 2 ?
Susceptibility of European jackdaws (Corvus monedula) to experimental infection with lineage 1 and 2 West Nile viruses.