waxwing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips

Etymology

From wax + wing; so called from the wax-like tips to the secondary wing feathers.

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