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cedar waxwing

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cedar waxwing
n.
A North American bird (Bombycilla cedrorum) having a crested head, a yellow-tipped tail, and predominantly brown plumage. Also called cedarbird.
[Probably so called because it eats the berries of the red cedar.]
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Noun1.cedar waxwingcedar waxwing - widely distributed over temperate North America
Bombycilla cedrorun, cedarbird
waxwing - brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
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