About The Word Waxwing
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Waxwing
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What's The Definition Of Waxwing?
[n] brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
Synonyms | Synonyms for Waxwing: Related Terms | Find terms related to Waxwing: See Also | Bohemian waxwing | Bombycilla | Bombycilla cedrorun | Bombycilla garrulus | cedar waxwing | cedarbird | genus bombycilla | oscine | oscine bird Waxwing In Webster's Dictionary \Wax"wing`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small birds of the genus
{Ampelis}, in which some of the secondary quills are usually
tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax.
The Bohemian waxwing (see under {Bohemian}) and the cedar
bird are examples. Called also {waxbird}.
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