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Definition of Waxwing

Waxwing
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.

Meaning of Waxwing from wikipedia

- species: the Bohemian waxwing (B. garrulus), the ****anese waxwing (B. ****onica) and the cedar waxwing (B. cedrorum). Waxwings are not long-distance migrants...
- Adult cedar waxwings have a yellowish belly, and all ages have less strongly patterned wings than the Bohemian waxwing. The ****anese waxwing is easily distinguished...
- The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of p****erine birds. It is a medium-sized bird that is...
- Fire", have become Nabokov's most quoted couplet: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the window pane Like many of Nabokov's fictions...
- a poem in Vladimir Nabokov's novel Pale Fire: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane Previously, Fertita, Romano...
- waxwing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The waxwings are p****erine birds classified in the genus Bombycilla. Waxwing may also refer to: Waxwing (band)...
- The ****anese waxwing (Bombycilla ****onica) is a fairly small p****erine bird in the waxwing family found in the eastern Palaearctic, where it breeds south...
- direction would be cancelled out. The Waxwing motor is now out of production. Another possible use of Waxwing was to increase the velocity of test re-entry...
- Photo gallery of Waxwing at NavSource Naval History Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 AM-389 USS Waxwing uboat.net - Minesweeper USS Waxwing of the Auk class...
- Presents ... Volume 13 - Track "Color" "Break-ups: Waxwing (1996-2005)". November 23, 2005. "Waxwing: "It's Good to Be Back" - Line Out - The Stranger"...