Cedar Waxwing Definition

noun
A brownish-gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Bombycilla cedrorun
  • cedarbird

Other Word Forms of Cedar Waxwing

Noun

Singular:
cedar waxwing
Plural:
cedar waxwings

Origin of Cedar Waxwing

  • Probably so called because it eats the berries of the red cedar

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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