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Definition: cedar bird
cedar bird
\ce"dar bird`\, cedarbird
\ce"dar*bird`\, n.
(Zo["o]l.)
Same as
cedar waxwing.
[PJC]
cedar waxwing
\ce“dar wax”wing\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Chatterer
\Chat"ter*er\, n.
1. A prater; an idle talker.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the family
Ampelid[ae] -- so called
from its monotonous note. The
Bohemion chatterer
(
Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic regions of both
continents. In America the
cedar bird is a more common
species. See
Bohemian chatterer, and
Cedar bird.
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