noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkɹɒsbɪl/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Loxia curvirostra
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: finch
History
Etymology
From cross + bill.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Ahtna:
tsisdaggetsʼi
— finch of the genus Loxia
Azerbaijani:
alacadimdik
— finch of the genus Loxia
Bulgarian:
кръсточовка
(krǎstočovka)
— finch of the genus Loxia
Czech:
křivka
— finch of the genus Loxia
Danish:
korsnæb
— finch of the genus Loxia
Dutch:
kruisbek
— finch of the genus Loxia
Esperanto:
loksio
— finch of the genus Loxia
Esperanto:
krucbekulo
— finch of the genus Loxia
Finnish:
käpylintu
— finch of the genus Loxia
French:
bec-croisé
— finch of the genus Loxia
Georgian:
ნისკარტმარწუხა
(nisḳarṭmarc̣uxa)
— finch of the genus Loxia
German:
Kreuzschnabel
— finch of the genus Loxia
German:
Zweibindiger Kreuzschnabel
— finch of the genus Loxia
Hungarian:
keresztcsőrű
— finch of the genus Loxia
Icelandic:
krossnefur
— finch of the genus Loxia
Ingrian:
kärkkälintu
— finch of the genus Loxia
Italian:
crociere
— finch of the genus Loxia
Latin:
loxia
— finch of the genus Loxia
Macedonian:
крстоклун
(krstoklun)
— finch of the genus Loxia
Polish:
krzyżodziób
— finch of the genus Loxia
Portuguese:
cruza-bico
— finch of the genus Loxia
Romanian:
forfecuță
— finch of the genus Loxia
Romanian:
forfecuță galbenă
— finch of the genus Loxia
Romanian:
pasăre-cu-cioc-încrucișat
— finch of the genus Loxia
Russian:
клёст
(kljost)
— finch of the genus Loxia
