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crossbill

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

A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Mark, thinking he heard a Crossbill said, “Much of bird watching is listening for bird song.” Source: Internet

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