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Meaning of Waxwing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈwæksˌwɪŋ

Definitions

Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.

Equivalents

العربية طائر الواكسوينج
Български копринарка
Català ocell sedós
Čeština brkoslav
Cymraeg cynffon sidan
Dansk silkehale
Deutsch Seidenschwanz
Español ampelis
Eesti siidisaba
Suomi tilhi
Français jaseur
日本語 連雀
한국어 여새
Lëtzebuergesch Peschtvull
Polski jemiołucha jemiołuszka
Português tagarela
Русский свиристель
Svenska sidensvans
Türkçe ipekkuyruk

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.
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See also

Waxwork waxworker waxworking Waxworks waxworm Waxxari

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