Plural of jay
regular plural
The plural of jay is jays.
Forms of jay
| Singular | jay /ˈd͡ʒeɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | jays /ˈd͡ʒeɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Jays in a sentence
- Some jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice regularly feed at suet; others seem never to indulge.1998, Alan Pistorius, Everything You Need to Know About Birding and Backyard Bird Attraction. From the entry suet
- Blue jays are not just smart, they're also quirky.2011, Julie Feinstein, Field Guide to Urban Wildlife, Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 199. From the entry anting
- Dad had placed a cob of corn on a stump for the jays, who bickered over it non-stop.1994, Douglas Coupland, Life After God, Washington Square Press,, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry cob
- Both of the two jays that had just moved flew out of the tree and alightened in the boughs of a nearby cedar.2002, Diana Hignutt, Moonsword, page 214. From the entry alighten
- Going through the woods, he grabbled acorns from under the snow, thinking to fling them in the hogshead, and find out if the jays would really eat them.1902, Martha McCulloch-Williams, chapter 9, in Next to the Ground: Chronicles of a Countryside, New York: McClure, Philips, pages 203–204. From the entry grabble
Meaning of jay
- noun Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
- noun Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
- noun The Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis.
Questions about the plural of jay
- What is the plural of jay?
- The plural of jay is jays.
- Is jay countable?
- Jay is a countable noun.
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