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/ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/ · noun
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings..
I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff—and I Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky.
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Waxwing means Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings..
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I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff—and I Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky.
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