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▪ I. ‖ loxia1|ˈlɒksɪə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. λοξ-ός oblique. (So called by Gesner, from the oblique crossing of the mandibles.)]
A genus of birds of which the Crossbill is the type.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Loxias, the Cross-beak or Shell-apple; a Bird that is common in several Parts of Germany, and sometimes found in England. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Loxia. 1834Pringle Afr. Sk. 25 Whose slender sprays above the flood Suspend the loxia's callow brood In cradle-nests.
▪ II. ‖ loxia2 Path.|ˈlɒksɪə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. λοξ-ός: see prec.]
A deformity of the neck in which it is drawn to one side; wry-neck.
1844in Hoblyn Dict. Med. |