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waxwing

Pronunciation: /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)

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