crossbilln.²

Brit.

/ˈkrɒsbɪl/,

/ˈkrɔːsbɪl/, U.S.

/ˈkrɔsˌbɪl/,

/ˈkrɑsˌbɪl/

Etymology: cross adj. 1b.

A bird of the genus Loxia (family Fringillidæ), having the mandibles of the bill curved so as to cross each other when the bill is closed; found in the north of Europe and America, and in Japan. The Common Crossbill is L. curvirostra.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Loxia (crossbill)

sheld-apple1666

crossbilla1672

cross-beak1688

loxia1706

parrot crossbill1825

a1672 F. Willughby Ornithol. 248.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 192 The Loxia, or Cross-Bill, whose Bill is thick and strong, with the Tips crossing one another.

1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 106 The Crossbill..feeds of the cones of pines and firs.

1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 182 That rare bird the Crossbill..occasionally visits the orchards.

Derivatives

ˈcross-billed adj. having the mandibles crossed, like the birds of the genus Loxia.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [adjective] > having mandibles crossed

cross-billed1812

1812 Pennant's Brit. Zool. (new ed.) II. Index 442 Grosbeak..cross-billed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crossbill
释义	crossbilln.² Brit. /ˈkrɒsbɪl/, /ˈkrɔːsbɪl/, U.S. /ˈkrɔsˌbɪl/, /ˈkrɑsˌbɪl/ Etymology: cross adj. 1b. A bird of the genus Loxia (family Fringillidæ), having the mandibles of the bill curved so as to cross each other when the bill is closed; found in the north of Europe and America, and in Japan. The Common Crossbill is L. curvirostra. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Loxia (crossbill) sheld-apple1666 crossbilla1672 cross-beak1688 loxia1706 parrot crossbill1825 a1672 F. Willughby Ornithol. 248. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 192 The Loxia, or Cross-Bill, whose Bill is thick and strong, with the Tips crossing one another. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 106 The Crossbill..feeds of the cones of pines and firs. 1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 182 That rare bird the Crossbill..occasionally visits the orchards. Derivatives ˈcross-billed adj. having the mandibles crossed, like the birds of the genus Loxia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [adjective] > having mandibles crossed cross-billed1812 1812 Pennant's Brit. Zool. (new ed.) II. Index 442 Grosbeak..cross-billed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : cross-billn.¹ < n.²a1672 see also
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crossbilln.2

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crossbilln.²