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crossbill
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cross·bill  (krôsbl, krs-)
n.
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, having curved mandibles with narrow tips that cross when the bill is closed.
crossbill
Noun
a finch that has a bill with crossed tips
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Noun1.crossbillcrossbill - finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
Loxia curvirostra
finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
genus Loxia, Loxia - crossbill


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Since serotinous cones of Table Mountain pine often accumulate on branches for 20 or more years and invariably a good number are open, there is usually more than enough seed to support hungry crossbills.
An Appalachian original by Williams, Charles E. / American Forests
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