cedar bird

English

Etymology

So called as its diet includes cedar cones.

Noun

cedar bird (plural cedar birds)

A species of waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum).

Synonyms

cedar waxwing
cherry bird
Canada robin
American waxwing

References

“cedar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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