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English → English (gcide) 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]