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[syn: cedar waxwing, cedarbird, Bombycilla cedrorun]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
cedar waxwing \ce"dar wax"wing\, n. (Zool.)
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, Canada robin, and
American waxwing. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches
long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest
on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The
name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings,
like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in
flocks.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cedar waxwing
n 1: widely distributed over temperate North America [syn:
cedar waxwing, cedarbird, Bombycilla cedrorun]