ipekkuyruk kuş

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Definition of ipekkuyruk kuş in Turkish English dictionary

waxwing

Called also waxbird

brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips

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

Any of three species (family Bombycillidae) of elegant-looking songbirds named for shiny red beads on the tips of the secondary wing feathers. All species are gray-brown and have a tapering crest. The common, or Bohemian, waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is 8 in. (20 cm) long and has yellow, white, and red wing markings. It breeds in northern forests of Eurasia and America. The cedar waxwing (B. cedrorum), smaller and less colourful, breeds in Canada and the northern U.S. Flocks of waxwings may invade city parks and gardens in winter, searching for berries. The Japanese waxwing (B. japonica) is restricted to northeastern Asia

{i} one of several species of grey-brown birds that are native to the northern hemisphere and have crested heads and red waxy tips on their feathers

The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples

Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax

Hyphenation

i·pek·kuy·ruk kuş