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Waxwing

Noun CEFR B1
ˈwæksˌwɪŋ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolampelis
Françaisjaseur
16 more languages
Българскикопринарка
Češtinabrkoslav
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 fluffand I Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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