gralha-azul

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gralha-azul

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɾa.ʎɐ.aˈzuw/ , /ɡɾa.ʎ‿aˈzuw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɾa.ʎa.aˈzuw/ , /ɡɾa.ʎ‿aˈzuw/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɾa.ʎɐ.ɐˈzul/ , /ɡɾɐ.ʎ‿ɐˈzul/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɾa.ʎɐ.ɐˈzu.li/, /ɡɾɐ.ʎ‿ɐˈzu.li/

Noun

gralha-azul f (plural gralhas-azuis)

azure jay (Cyanocorax caeruleus)
- 1894, Emilio Augusto Goeldi, “Passeriformes” (chapter V), in Aves do Brasil, volume 1, São Paulo: Livraria Classica de Alves & C., page 262:
  Assim informa Natterer, que em Paranaguá ficou conhecendo Cyancorax azureus e C. Heckel, chamados ali pela denominação trival de Gralha azul e Acahen, como muito nocivas ao milho, aos cannaviaes e ás hortas.
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References

“gralha-azul”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
“gralha-azul”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
“gralha-azul”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
“gralha-azul”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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