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jackdaw

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jack⋅daw

  [jak-daw]
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–noun
1. a glossy, black, European bird, Corvus monedula, of the crow family, that nests in towers, ruins, etc.
2. boat-tailed grackle.
Origin:
1535–45; jack 1 + daw
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jack·daw   (jāk'dô')   
n.  A Eurasian bird (Corvus monedula) related to and resembling the crows, having black plumage with a gray nape and underparts.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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