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Definition of Waxweng

Wax"wing` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird.

Wax"wing` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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