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Crossbill

Crossbill Meaning & Definition
Crossbill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crossbill?

[n] finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crossbill: Loxia curvirostra

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See Also | finch | genus Loxia | Loxia

Crossbill In Webster's Dictionary

\Cross"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`). (Law) A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit. --Bouvier. Note: In criminal practice, cross bills of indictment for assault, in which the prosecutor in once case is the defendant in another, may be tried together.
\Cross"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus {Loxia}, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak.

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