waxwing Syllabification: (wax·wing)Pronunciation: /ˈwaksˌwiNG/Definition of waxwing noun a crested Eurasian and American songbird with mainly pinkish-brown plumage, having small tips like red sealing wax on some wing feathers. Genus Bombycilla, family Bombycillidae: three species waxwing in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of waxwing in the British & World English dictionary