jackdaw
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noun
1.
a glossy, black, European bird, Corvus monedula, of the crow family, that nests in towers, ruins, etc.
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| 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) | |
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Jackdaw
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Some, including the rook and the jackdaw, are also communal nesters.
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