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CROSSBILL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crossbill mean?
• CROSSBILL (noun)
The noun CROSSBILL has 1 sense:
1. finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
Familiarity information: CROSSBILL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
crossbill; Loxia curvirostra
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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