Waxwing
Definitions
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
Equivalents
16 more languages
العربيةطائر الواكسوينج
Българскикопринарка
Catalàocell sedós
Češtinabrkoslav
Cymraegcynffon sidan
Dansksilkehale
Eestisiidisaba
Suomitilhi
日本語連雀
한국어여새
LëtzebuergeschPeschtvull
Portuguêstagarela
Русскийсвиристель
Svenskasidensvans
Türkçeipekkuyruk
Examples
“I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff—and I Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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