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Meanings of
crossbill
in English
Portuguese
cruza-bico
Back to the meaning
Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed.
Loxia curvirostra
Portuguese
cruza-bico
Synonyms
Examples for "
Loxia curvirostra
"
Loxia curvirostra
Examples for "
Loxia curvirostra
"
1
A cross-bill (
loxia
curvirostra
)
was killed last year in this neighbourhood.
Usage of
crossbill
in English
1
The Mexican
crossbill
appeared to have little fear of the migrating Northern shrike.
2
The
crossbill
is fitted with a wonderful tool for tearing fir-cones to pieces.
3
Not a
crossbill
,
not a jay, neither eagle nor hawk, showed against the azure fields of sky and snow.
4
A flock of
crossbills
went whistling overhead, coming from the same direction.
5
No, the
Crossbill
does not place his nest in any of these ways.
6
See also females of the Red
Crossbill
,
Orchard Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, Summer Tanager.
7
The birds which remained were ravens, magpies, partridges,
crossbills
and woodpeckers.
8
Companies of redpolls and
crossbills
pass chirping through the thickets, busily seeking their food.
9
I suppose you've already seen my friends, Snipper the
Crossbill
and Piny the Grosbeak.
10
Yes, three-theCardinal, the
Crossbill
,
and the Pine Grosbeak.
11
The red
crossbills
are capricious little visitors, it is true, but by no means uncommon.
12
A great flock of
crossbills
swooped down into the spruces, and stopped whistling in their astonishment.
13
In November a flock of 12
crossbills
visited European larch trees beside our house for several weeks.
14
The
Crossbill
is included in Professor Ansted's list, and only marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark.
15
This bird is called the American
Crossbill
.
16
And, where the
crossbills
came, this year
Other examples for "crossbill"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Frequent collocations
call the crossbill
mexican crossbill
Translations for
crossbill
Portuguese
cruza-bico
Crossbill
through the time