CROSSBILL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed

Synonyms:

crossbill; Loxia curvirostra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("crossbill" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Holonyms ("crossbill" is a member of...):

genus Loxia; Loxia (crossbill)

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