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crossbeak

noun

Etymology

From cross + beak.

  1. derived from *bak-✻
  2. derived from *bekkos✻
  3. derived from *bekkos✻
  4. derived from beccus
  5. derived from bec
  6. derived from bec
  7. inherited from bec
  8. compounded as crossbeak — “cross + beak”

Definitions

  1. A bird, the crossbill.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA