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waxwing

wax·wing

US/ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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