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CROSS-BILL
\kɹˈɒsbˈɪl], \kɹˈɒsbˈɪl], \k_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_b_ˈɪ_l]\
Definitions of CROSS-BILL
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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n
.
A
genus
of
bird
,
the
mandibles
of
whose
bill
curve
in
opposite
directions,
and
cross
each
other
.
1871
- The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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