crossbill

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɒsˌbɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krôs′bil′, kros′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cross•bill  (krôs′bil′, kros′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany 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.
  • cross- + bill2 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crossbill / ˈkrɒsˌbɪl/
  1. any 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
'crossbill' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pyrrhuloxia

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