crossbill

/หˆkษนษ’sbษชl/

IPA: /K R AO1 S B IH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.

  2. 2

    A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.

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