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cedar waxwing

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A medium-sized passerine bird native to North and Central America (Bombycilla cedrorum).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

widely distributed over temperate North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cedarbird, Bombycilla cedrorun

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: waxwing

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ocell sedós americà — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏃᏥ (unotsi) — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Dutch: cederpestvogel — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Finnish: amerikantilhi — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • French: jaseur d'Amérique — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • German: Zedernseidenschwanz — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Japanese: 姫連雀 (hime-renjaku) — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Korean: 애기여새 (aegiyeosae) — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Polish: jemiołuszka cedrowa — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Russian: америка́нский свиристе́ль (amerikánskij sviristélʹ) — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Russian: кедро́вый свиристе́ль (kedróvyj sviristélʹ) — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Swedish: indiansidensvans — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Swedish: tujasidensvans — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Turkish: ardıç ipekkuyruğu — Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Welsh: cynffon sidan y cedrwydd — Bombycilla cedrorum