cedar waxwing

/ˌsidər ˌwæksˈwɪŋ/
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Other forms: cedar waxwings

Definitions of cedar waxwing
  1. noun
    widely distributed over temperate North America
    synonyms: Bombycilla cedrorun, cedarbird
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    type of:
    waxwing
    brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
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