Yes, a bird. I looked it up in my book of word roots and combining forms that many biologist have. I thought it looked familiar, but one checks always.
Roughly translated:
Blue and noisy/loud crested winged.
The common Blue Jay
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The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae.
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). (SPECIES)- C. cristata (FAMILY)- Corvidae (GENUS)- Cyanocitta
The scientific name of the blue jay is Cyanocitta cristata.
The blue jay's scientific classifications are: (Family: Corvidae), (Genus: Cyanocitta) (Species: C. cristata)
Cyanocitta cristata
Cyanocitta cristata
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesSubclass: NeornithesInfraclass: NeognathaeSuperorder: NeoavesOrder: PasseriformesSuborder: PasseriSuperfamily: CorvoideaFamily: CorvidaeGenus: CyanocittaSpecies: C. cristata
The scientific name for a blue jay is Cyanocitta cristata.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Cyanocitta cristata.
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Corvidae Genus Cyanocitta Species cristata
Because it is the scientific name, if you break the words down you will find it is more of a scientific description for the bird. For example, the first part of the scientific name "cyan" refers to the usual color of this bird, a greenish blue color.
The common jay of the United States (Cyanocitta, or Cyanura, cristata). The predominant color is bright blue.