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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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