| 释义 |
cedar waxwing in American English US noun a brownish-gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers : sometimes ˈcedarˌbird noun cedar waxwing in American Englishnouna North American waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, having light yellowish-brown plumage Also called: cedar bird Word origin [1835–45, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, cutaway, daisy chain, hot plate, hybridize |