Waxwing (band) — For the Detroit band featuring Dean Fertita, see The Waxwings. Infobox musical artist Name = Waxwing Img capt = Left to Right: Rocky Votolato, Andrew Hartley, Cody Votolato, Rudy Gajadhar Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin … Wikipedia
waxwing — noun Date: 1817 any of a genus (Bombycilla) of American and Eurasian chiefly brown to gray oscine birds (as a cedar waxwing) having a showy crest, red waxy material on the tips of the secondaries, and a yellow band on the tip of the tail … New Collegiate Dictionary
cedar waxwing — ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cedar waxwing — ☆ cedar waxwing n. n. a brownish gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers: sometimes cedarbird n … English World dictionary
cedar waxwing — noun Date: circa 1844 a brown gregarious American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) with a yellow band on the tip of the tail and a pale yellow belly … New Collegiate Dictionary
cedar waxwing — a North American waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, having light yellowish brown plumage. Also called cedar bird. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
cedar waxwing — ce′dar wax′wing n. orn a North American waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, having light yellowish brown plumage. Also called ce′dar bird • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
Bohemian Waxwing — Taxobox name = Bohemian Waxwing status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Bombycillidae genus = Bombycilla species = B. garrulus binomial =… … Wikipedia
Cedar Waxwing — Taxobox name = Cedar Waxwing status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Bombycillidae genus = Bombycilla species = B. cedrorum binomial = Bombycilla… … Wikipedia
USS Waxwing (AM-389) — was an Auk class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the waxwing, any of several American and… … Wikipedia
