waxwing
pronunciation
How to pronounce waxwing in British English:
UK ['wækswɪŋ]
How to pronounce waxwing in American English:
US [ 'wæks,wɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
Word Origin
- waxwing (n.)
- 1817, from wax (n.) + wing (n.). So called for appendages at the tips of its feathers which look like red sealing-wax.
Example
- 1. Large waxwing of northern north america ; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing .
- 2. " Anthony , remember that cedar waxwing baby you found and hid in your pocket when you were little ? "