Waxbird

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waxbird \Wax"bird`\, (Zool.)
     The waxwing.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Waxwing \Wax"wing`\, n. (Zool.)
     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}.
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