单词 | crossbill |
释义 | crossbill[ kraws-bil, kros- ] / ˈkrɔsˌbɪl, ˈkrɒs- / nounany bird belonging to the genus Loxia, of the finch family, characterized by mandibles curved so that the tips cross each other when the bill is closed. Origin of crossbillFirst recorded in 1665–75; cross- + bill2 Words nearby crossbillcrossbeam, cross-bearer, cross-bedded, cross bedding, cross-bench, crossbill, crossbirth, crossbite, crossbody, crossbolt lock, crossbones Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crossbillBritish Dictionary definitions for crossbillcrossbill / (ˈkrɒsˌbɪl) / nounany of various widely distributed finches of the genus Loxia, such as L. curvirostra, that occur in coniferous woods and have a bill with crossed mandible tips for feeding on conifer seeds Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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