cedar waxwing

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• cedar waxwing — ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry bird},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English



• Cedar Waxwing — Taxobox name = Cedar Waxwing status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Bombycillidae genus = Bombycilla species = B. cedrorum binomial = Bombycilla… …   Wikipedia

• cedar waxwing — a North American waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, having light yellowish brown plumage. Also called cedar bird. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• cedar waxwing — зоол. свиристель (зоология) свиристель (Bombycilla garrula) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• cedar waxwing — noun Date: circa 1844 a brown gregarious American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) with a yellow band on the tip of the tail and a pale yellow belly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cedar waxwing — [ˌsiːdə wækswɪŋ] 1) Биология: кедровый свиристель (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2) Зоология: свиристель (Bombycilla garrula) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• cedar bird — ce dar bird , cedarbird ce dar*bird , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {cedar waxwing}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Waxwing — Wax wing , n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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}) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English



• Waxwing — Taxobox name = Waxwing image width = 200px image caption = Bohemian Waxwings regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Bombycillidae genus = Bombycilla genus authority = Vieillot, 1808… …   Wikipedia

• waxwing — /waks wing /, n. any of several songbirds of the family Bombycillidae, having a showy crest and certain feathers tipped with a red, waxy material, as Bombycilla garrulus (Bohemian waxwing), of the Northern Hemisphere. [1810 20; WAX1 + WING] * * * …   Universalium