Main Entry: wax·wing

Pronunciation: \ˈwaks-ˌwiŋ\

Function: noun

Date: 1817

: any of a genus (Bombycilla) of American and Eurasian chiefly brown to gray oscine birds (as a cedar waxwing) having a showy crest, red waxy material on the tips of the secondaries, and a yellow band on the tip of the tail

[waxwing illustration]