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jackdaw [ˈdʒækˌdɔː] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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) [from jack1 + daw] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations jackdaw n → Dohle f n jackdaw [ˈdʒӕkdoː] a type of bird of the crow family that sometimes steals bright objects. kerkkraai زاغ، غُراب الزَّرع гарга kavka allike die Dohle καλιακούδα grajilla hakk زاغچه naakka choucas קָאָק कौआ čavka csóka burung gagak dvergkráka taccola こくまる鳥 갈까마귀 kuosa kovārnis sejenis burung gagak kauw kaie kawka gralha stăncuţă галка kavka kavka čavka kaja นกตระกูลอีกา (มีสีดำหรือสีเทา) küçük karga 寒鴉,慈烏寒鴉 галка چھوٹا سفید سر کا کوّا quạ gáy xám 寒鸦 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The ugly jackdaw, collecting all the fine feathers which had fallen from the other birds, attached them to his own body and appeared at the examination, looking very gay. "Well, you know," said the sharp-nosed man they called Jackdaw in a squeaky and unsteady voice, raising himself at the other side of the fire, "a plump man gets thin, but for a thin one it's death. Presently it began to grow light enough to read, so I drew out a little pocket copy of the "Ingoldsby Legends" which I had brought with me, and read "The Jackdaw of Rheims. |
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