waxwing

English

a cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum

Etymology

wax +‎ wing

Noun

waxwing (plural waxwings)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

American waxwing
Bohemian waxwing

cedar waxwing
Japanese waxwing

Translations

songbird of genus Bombycilla

Armenian: սրնգահավ (srngahav)
Catalan: ocell sedós m
Czech: brkoslav m
Danish: silkehale (da)
Estonian: siidisaba
Faroese: reyðstapi m
Finnish: tilhi (fi)
French: jaseur (fr) m
German: Seidenschwanz (de) m
Ido: bombicilo (io)

Irish: sciathán céarach m, síodeiteach m
Luxembourgish: Peschtvull (lb) m
Navajo: tsídiisháshii
Norwegian: sidensvans
Polish: jemiołuszka (pl) f
Portuguese: tagarela (pt) m
Russian: свиристе́ль (ru) m (sviristélʹ)
Spanish: ampelis m
Swedish: sidensvans (sv)
Westrobothnian: tåppspærr m

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