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waxwing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 {Bohemian}) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also {waxbird}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: waxwing n : brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
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