Definition of Waxweng
Wax"wing` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
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.
Wax"wing` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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