loxia curvirostra

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Turkish - English
crossbill
{n} a bird with crossing mandibles of the bill
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones
Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak
A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches
{i} any of several species of bird with curved mandibles which cross when closed and enable the bird to extract seeds from cones
finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit
German - English

Definition of loxia curvirostra in German English dictionary

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red crossbill