- cedar waxwing
- noun Date: circa 1844 a brown gregarious American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) with a yellow band on the tip of the tail and a pale yellow belly
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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
cedar waxwing — ☆ cedar waxwing n. n. a brownish gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers: sometimes cedarbird n … English World dictionary
Cedar Waxwing — Taxobox name = Cedar Waxwing status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Bombycillidae genus = Bombycilla species = B. cedrorum binomial = Bombycilla… … Wikipedia
cedar waxwing — kedrinis svirbelis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Bombycilla cedrorum angl. cedar waxwing vok. Zedernseidenschwanz, m rus. американский свиристель, m; кедровый свиристель, m pranc. jaseur d Amerique, m ryšiai: platesnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
cedar waxwing — a North American waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, having light yellowish brown plumage. Also called cedar bird. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
cedar waxwing — ce′dar wax′wing n. orn a North American waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, having light yellowish brown plumage. Also called ce′dar bird • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
cedar waxwing — noun widely distributed over temperate North America • Syn: ↑cedarbird, ↑Bombycilla cedrorun • Hypernyms: ↑waxwing … Useful english dictionary
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
waxwing — [waks′wiŋ΄] n. any of several fruit eating passerine birds (family Bombycillidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, with brown or gray silky plumage, a showy crest, and scarlet waxlike tips on the secondary wing feathers, as the cedar waxwing … English World dictionary
cedar bird — ce dar bird , cedarbird ce dar*bird , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {cedar waxwing}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
