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Definition of Camp robber
1. Noun. A jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery.
Generic synonyms: Jay
Group relationships: Genus Perisoreus, Perisoreus
Specialized synonyms: Perisoreus Canadensis Capitalis, Rocky Mountain Jay
Definition of Camp robber
1. Noun. (American English) The gray jay, (spelink Perisoreus canadensis). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camp Robber
Literary usage of Camp robber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Myths and Legends of Alaska by Katharine Berry Judson (1911)
"The camp robber was the sixth man. He dreamed on the sixth night. ... Around this
snow pile the camp robber walked, chanting and singing " By and by meat ..."
2. The Works of Theodore Roosevelt by Theodore Roosevelt (1903)
"... as that drab-colored imp of iniquity, the whisky-jack—also known as the
moose-bird and camp-robber. The familiarity of these birds is astonishing, ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1916)
"The " camp robber," as it is often called, often becomes very tame and familiar
and will take food from the hand. In the fall of 1900 some were very tame at ..."
4. The Great Divide: Travels in the Upper Yellowstone in the Summer of 1874 by Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin Dunraven (1876)
"You should have heard the yell he gave; it made me feel sort of kind of queer,
1 Whisky-jack, or Camp-robber; a very important species of magpie. ..."
5. The Book of the National Parks by Robert Sterling Yard (1919)
"The other is the friendly camp robber, who, with encouragement, not only will
share your camp luncheon, but will gobble the lion's share. ..."
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