waxwingPronunciation: /ˈwakswɪŋ/Definition of waxwing noun a crested Eurasian and American songbird with mainly pinkish-brown plumage, having small tips like red sealing wax to some wing feathers. Genus Bombycilla, family Bombycillidae: three species, in particular the (Bohemian) waxwing (B. garrulus) waxwing in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of waxwing in the US English dictionary