CROSSBILL


Meaning of CROSSBILL in English

/kraws"bil', kros"-/ , n.

any 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.

[ 1665-75; CROSS- + BILL 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .