crossbill

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.
  2. A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.
    — he not having the money ready[…] filed a bill for a specific performance, evidently to gain time. The vendors filed a crossbill; and afterwards the purchaser became a bankrupt

词形变化

crossbills plural

词汇关系

下位词
common crossbill Loxia curvirostra Hispaniolan crossbill Loxia megaplaga parrot crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus red crossbill Scottish crossbill Loxia scotica Cassia crossbill Loxia sinesciuris two-barred crossbill Loxia leucoptera bifasciata Loxia leucoptera white-winged crossbill Loxia leucoptera leucoptera

词源

From cross + bill.
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