waxwing

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(waks′wing′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wax•wing /ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa songbird having wing feathers tipped with a red, waxy substance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wax•wing  (waks′wing′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several songbirds of the family Bombycillidae, having a showy crest and certain feathers tipped with a red, waxy material, as Bombycilla garrulus (Bohemian waxwing), of the Northern Hemisphere.
  • wax1 + wing 1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
waxwing /ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/ n
  1. any of several gregarious passerine songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, esp B. garrulus, having red waxy wing tips and crested heads: family Bombycillidae
'waxwing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bohemian waxwing - cedar waxwing

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