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Noun: jackdaw  'jak,do
  1. Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
    "The clever jackdaw stole shiny objects from an unattended picnic table";
    - daw, Corvus monedula

Derived forms: jackdaws

Type of: corvine bird

Part of: Corvus, genus Corvus

Encyclopedia: Jackdaw