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1. (n.) crossbill
any bird of the genus Loxia (family Fringillidae), of coniferous forests of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bill with crossed tips used to extract seeds from cones.
Etymology: (1665–75)
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1. (noun) crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
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1. (noun) crossbill
a bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak
2. crossbill
a bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit
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