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Definition of Waxwing
1. Noun. Brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips.
Group relationships: Bombycilla, Genus Bombycilla
Specialized synonyms: Bombycilla Cedrorun, Cedar Waxwing, Cedarbird, Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla Garrulus
Definition of Waxwing
1. n. 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.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Waxwing
1. Noun. Any of several songbirds of the genus ''Bombycilla'', having crested heads, and red tips to the wings. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Waxwing
1. a type of passerine bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Waxwing
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