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Bohemian waxwing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Bombycilla garrulus, a waxwing of northern latitudes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bombycilla garrulus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: waxwing

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: tsiluutsʼ tʼaeni — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Catalan: ocell sedós europeu — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Czech: brkoslav severní — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Danish: silkehale — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Dutch: pestvogel — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Finnish: tilhi — Bombycilla garrulus
  • French: jaseur boréal — Bombycilla garrulus
  • German: Seidenschwanz — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Hungarian: csonttollú — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Irish: síodeiteach Boihéamach — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Italian: beccofrusone — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Japanese: 黄連雀 (kirenjaku) — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Korean: 홍여새 (hong'yeosae) — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sidensvans — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sidensvans — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Polish: jemiołuszka zwyczajna — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Polish: jemiołuszka — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Polish: jemiołucha — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Portuguese: picoteiro-comum — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Portuguese: tagarela-europeia — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Romanian: mătăsar — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Russian: свиристе́ль (sviristélʹ) — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный свиристе́ль (obyknovénnyj sviristélʹ) — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Swedish: sidensvans — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Turkish: ipekkuyruk — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Volapük: bombüzil — Bombycilla garrulus
  • Welsh: cynffon sidan — Bombycilla garrulus