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Noun: crossbill  'krós,bil
  1. Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
    "Crossbills use their uniquely shaped bills to extract seeds from pine cones";
    - Loxia curvirostra

Derived forms: crossbills

Type of: finch

Part of: genus Loxia, Loxia

Encyclopedia: Crossbill