waxwing

/ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/
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Other forms: waxwings

Definitions of waxwing
  1. noun
    brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
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    types:
    Bombycilla cedrorun, cedar waxwing, cedarbird
    widely distributed over temperate North America
    Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
    large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
    type of:
    oscine, oscine bird
    passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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