waxwing
US/ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/
waxwing noun: any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
Noun
waxwing (plural waxwings)
- Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
- I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
By the false azure in the windowpane;
I was the smudge of ashen fluff—and I
Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky.1962, Charles Kinbote [pseudonym; Vladimir Nabokov], Pale Fire, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, published November 1985, →ISBN
- I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
waxwing meaning in Tamil
waxwing in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Forms of waxwing
| plural | waxwings |
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Origin of waxwing
From wax + wing; so called from the wax-like tips to the secondary wing feathers.
Words formed from waxwing
- American waxwing
- Bohemian waxwing
- cedar waxwing
- Japanese waxwing
Questions about waxwing
- What does waxwing mean?
- Waxwing means any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
- What is waxwing in Tamil?
- Waxwing in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Waxwing meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is waxwing?
- Waxwing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce waxwing?
- Waxwing is pronounced /ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of waxwing?
- The plural of waxwing is waxwings.
Words near waxwing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: waxwing (page history and authors); waxwing (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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