crossbill

Words with a similar base: crossbill

'crossbill'

[crossbill.n.01] as in: finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed

Origins

					crossbill (English)
├── bill (English)
│   ├── bil (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── bile (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── bille (Anglo-Norman)
│       └── bulle (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── bulla (Latin)
└── cross (English)
    └── cross (Middle English (1100-1500))

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