Turkish - English
Definition of loxia curvirostra in Turkish English dictionary
- 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
- Fichtenkreuzschnabel (Loxia curvirostra)
- red crossbill