Associations to the word «Bombycillidae»

Wiktionary

BOMBYCILLIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes   — the waxwings.

Dictionary definition

BOMBYCILLIDAE, noun. A family of birds of the suborder Oscines.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley