Useful english dictionary. 2012.
wax-wing — n. [U. S.] Cedar bird (Ampelis Carolinensis) … New dictionary of synonyms
waxwing — wax•wing [[t]ˈwæksˌwɪŋ[/t]] n. orn any of several crested songbirds of the family Bombycillidae, of the Northern Hemisphere, having certain feathers tipped with a red, waxy substance • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
American waxwing — cedar waxwing ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ampelis cedrorum — cedar waxwing ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bombycilla cedrorum — cedar waxwing ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canada robin — cedar waxwing ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cedar bird — cedar waxwing ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cedar waxwing — ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry bird},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cherry bird — cedar waxwing ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waxbird — Waxwing 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
