Search Result for "cedar_waxwing":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. widely distributed over temperate North America;
[syn: cedar waxwing, cedarbird, Bombycilla cedrorun]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cedar waxwing n 1: widely distributed over temperate North America [syn: cedar waxwing, cedarbird, Bombycilla cedrorun]