crossbill en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɒsbɪl/
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Etymology
From cross + bill.
Meanings
- Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.
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A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.
he not having the money ready[…] filed a bill for a specific performance, evidently to gain time. The vendors filed a crossbill; and afterwards the purchaser became a bankrupt
1836, Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, A Practical Treatise of the Law of Vendors and Purchasers of Estates:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crossbills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Loxia leucoptera bifasciata · Loxia curvirostra · red crossbill · Scottish crossbill · parrot crossbill · Loxia leucoptera leucoptera · Loxia pytyopsittacus · white-winged crossbill · Hispaniolan crossbill · two-barred crossbill · Loxia megaplaga · Loxia sinesciuris · Loxia scotica · Loxia leucoptera · Cassia crossbill · common crossbill
Translations (27)
izh kärkkälintu (finch of the genus Loxia) · da korsnæb (finch of the genus Loxia) · eo loksio (finch of the genus Loxia) · fi käpylintu (finch of the genus Loxia) · pl krzyżodziób (finch of the genus Loxia) · ro forfecuță (finch of the genus Loxia) · mk крстоклун (finch of the genus Loxia) · it crociere (finch of the genus Loxia) · bg кръсточовка (finch of the genus Loxia) · es piquituerto (finch of the genus Loxia) · is krossnefur (finch of the genus Loxia) · ka ნისკარტმარწუხა (finch of the genus Loxia) · ro forfecuță galbenă (finch of the genus Loxia) · hu keresztcsőrű (finch of the genus Loxia) · cs křivka (finch of the genus Loxia) · eo krucbekulo (finch of the genus Loxia) · nl kruisbek (finch of the genus Loxia) · la loxia (finch of the genus Loxia) · de Kreuzschnabel (finch of the genus Loxia) · az alacadimdik (finch of the genus Loxia) · vo loxiat (finch of the genus Loxia) · ru клёст (finch of the genus Loxia) · pt cruza-bico (finch of the genus Loxia) · ro pasăre-cu-cioc-încrucișat (finch of the genus Loxia) · aht tsisdaggetsʼi (finch of the genus Loxia) · de Zweibindiger Kreuzschnabel (finch of the genus Loxia) · fr bec-croisé (finch of the genus Loxia)