cedar bird

English

Etymology

So called as its diet includes cedar cones.

Noun

cedar bird (plural cedar birds)

1. A waxwing bird of species 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.