Associations to the word «Waxwing»

Wiktionary

WAXWING, noun. Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.

Dictionary definition

WAXWING, noun. Brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips.

Wise words

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