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Meaning of Crossbill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkɹɒsbɪl

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

العربية القرزبيل
Azərbaycanca alacadimdik
Български кръсточовка
Bosanski krstokljun крстокљун
Čeština křivka
Deutsch Kreuzschnabel Zweibindiger Kreuzschnabel
Español piquituerto
Suomi käpylintu ristinokka
Français bec-croisé
Hrvatski krstokljun крстокљун
Italiano crociere
日本語 鶍 鶡
Nederlands kruisbek
Português cruza-bico
Română forfecuță
Русский клёст
Српски krstokljun крстокљун
Svenska korsnäbb

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

crossbite crossbiter crossbody crossbolt crossbones Crossbow

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