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cross•bill



Pronunciation: (krôs'bil", kros'-), [key]
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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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