waxwing
waxwing
Definition
wax·wing (-wiŋ′)
noun
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
waxwing
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: Frank Thompson had seen 14 waxwings near Sainsbury's and a similar number on West Park Avenue, Newby in December.
Preposition: in
- tree: Waxwings in the apple tree We had some glamorous and exciting bird visitors this week, as the weather turned cold.
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