Found 2 items, similar to crossbill.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: crossbill crossbill n : finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn: Loxia curvirostra ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Crossbill Crossbill \Cross"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak. [1913 Webster] Crossbill \Cross"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`). (Law) A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster] Note: In criminal practice, cross bills of indictment for assault, in which the prosecutor in once case is the defendant in another, may be tried together. [1913 Webster]