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waxwing (encz) | waxwing,brkoslav n: [zoo.] Zdeněk Brož |
Waxwing (gcide) | Waxwing \Wax"wing`\, n. (Zool.)
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.
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waxwing (wn) | waxwing
n 1: brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere
having crested heads and red waxy wing tips |
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bohemian waxwing (encz) | bohemian waxwing,brkoslav severní n: [zoo.] lat. Bombycilla garrulus,
pták z řádu pěvců Petr Prášek |
cedar waxwing (encz) | cedar waxwing, n: |
waxwing (encz) | waxwing,brkoslav n: [zoo.] Zdeněk Brož |
American waxwing (gcide) | cedar waxwing \ce"dar wax"wing\, n. (Zool.)
a species of chatterer (Bombycilla cedrorum, formerly
Ampelis cedrorum) widely distributed over temperate North
America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called
also cedar bird, cherry bird, Canada robin, and
American waxwing. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches
long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest
on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The
name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings,
like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in
flocks.
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Bohemian waxwing (gcide) | Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
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2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
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Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
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Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
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Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zool.), a small
bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
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cedar waxwing (gcide) | cedar waxwing \ce"dar wax"wing\, n. (Zool.)
a species of chatterer (Bombycilla cedrorum, formerly
Ampelis cedrorum) widely distributed over temperate North
America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called
also cedar bird, cherry bird, Canada robin, and
American waxwing. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches
long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest
on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The
name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings,
like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in
flocks.
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bohemian waxwing (wn) | Bohemian waxwing
n 1: large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but
larger than the cedar waxwing [syn: Bohemian waxwing,
Bombycilla garrulus] |
cedar waxwing (wn) | cedar waxwing
n 1: widely distributed over temperate North America [syn:
cedar waxwing, cedarbird, Bombycilla cedrorun] |
waxwing (wn) | waxwing
n 1: brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere
having crested heads and red waxy wing tips |
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