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Cross bill

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cross⋅bill

[kraws-bil, kros-]
–noun
any 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:
1665–75; cross- + bill 2
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Main Entry: cross bill
see BILL 3a
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