cedar waxwing

ce·dar wax·wing

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Definitions of cedar waxwing words

noun cedar waxwing a brownish-gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers 3
noun cedar waxwing a North American waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, having light yellowish-brown plumage. 1
noun cedar waxwing North American bird 1

before 1835

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An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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