Bohemian waxwing

noun

Any member of the species Bombycilla garrulus, a waxwing of northern latitudes.

Similar
pepperbirdpepper-birdpepper birdBombycilla garrulus

Meanings

nounBohemian waxwing (plural Bohemian waxwings)

plural Bohemian waxwings

  1. Any member of the species Bombycilla garrulus, a waxwing of northern latitudes.

    Synonyms: pepperbird, pepper-bird, pepper bird

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Bombycilla garrulus, a waxwing of northern latitudes.

Similar
pepperbirdpepper-birdpepper bird

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing

Similar
Bombycilla garrulus
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan ocell sedós europeu
  • ocell sedós europeuBombycilla garrulus
Czech brkoslav severní
  • brkoslav severníBombycilla garrulus
Danish silkehale
  • silkehaleBombycilla garrulus
Dutch pestvogel
  • pestvogelBombycilla garrulus
Finnish tilhi
  • tilhiBombycilla garrulus
French jaseur boréal
  • jaseur boréalBombycilla garrulus
German Seidenschwanz
  • SeidenschwanzBombycilla garrulus
Hungarian csonttollú
  • csonttollúBombycilla garrulus
Irish síodeiteach Boihéamach
  • síodeiteach BoihéamachBombycilla garrulus
Italian beccofrusone
  • beccofrusoneBombycilla garrulus
Japanese 黄連雀
  • 黄連雀 (kirenjaku)Bombycilla garrulus
Korean 홍여새
  • 홍여새 (hong'yeosae)Bombycilla garrulus
Norwegian Bokmål sidensvans
  • sidensvansBombycilla garrulus
Polish jemiołuszka zwyczajna, jemiołuszka
  • jemiołuszka zwyczajnaBombycilla garrulus
  • jemiołuszkaBombycilla garrulus
  • jemiołuchaBombycilla garrulus
Portuguese picoteiro-comum, tagarela-europeia
  • picoteiro-comumBombycilla garrulus
  • tagarela-europeiaBombycilla garrulus
Romanian mătăsar
  • mătăsarBombycilla garrulus
Russian свиристе́ль, обыкнове́нный свиристе́ль
  • свиристе́ль (sviristélʹ)Bombycilla garrulus
  • обыкнове́нный свиристе́ль (obyknovénnyj sviristélʹ)Bombycilla garrulus
Swedish sidensvans
  • sidensvansBombycilla garrulus
Turkish ipekkuyruk
  • ipekkuyrukBombycilla garrulus
Welsh cynffon sidan
  • cynffon sidanBombycilla garrulus
Cite this entry
APA

Bohemian waxwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohemian%20waxwing

MLA

“Bohemian waxwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohemian%20waxwing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bohemian waxwing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohemian%20waxwing.

Source: Bohemian waxwing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.