'cedar waxwing' definitions:
Definition of 'cedar waxwing'
(from WordNet)
noun
Widely distributed over temperate North America [syn: cedar waxwing, cedarbird, Bombycilla cedrorun]
Definition of 'cedar waxwing'
From: GCIDE
- 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]