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loxia

loxia noun: crossbill (finch of genus Loxia).

Noun

loxia (plural loxias)

  1. crossbill (finch of genus Loxia)
    • It produces quantities of gum, which is conſidered by the natives as a peculiarly delicate ſpecies of food, the leaves and lower points of the branches ſeem to conſtitute the principal aliment of the camelopardalis; and from the extent of its boughs, and the ſmoothneſs of the trunk, it affords a...1794, ed. Alexander Hogg, The New Wonderful Magazine, volume 4, number 47, page 427
    • She attempted to enlarge her comprehension, by observing the animal world. A young loxia had fallen dead from its pendent nest; and Immalee, looking into the aperture which that intelligent bird forms at the lower extremity of the nest to secure it from birds of prey, perceived the old ones with...1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 121

Examples of loxia in a sentence

  • Of the former, I may mention in particular the Wild Turkey, several species of Grouse, the Wild Pigeon, the Turtle-dove, some Loxias, and several Thrushes.1841, John James Audubon, The Birds of America, volume 2, page 102:
  • There were parrots, and paroquets, and orioles, and blue jays, and beautiful loxias, both of the scarlet and azure-colored species.1852, Mayne Reid, The English Family Robinson: The Desert Home; Or, The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness, page 135:

Forms of loxia

pluralloxias

Questions about loxia

What does loxia mean?
Loxia means crossbill (finch of genus Loxia).
How do you use loxia in a sentence?
Of the former, I may mention in particular the Wild Turkey, several species of Grouse, the Wild Pigeon, the Turtle-dove, some Loxias, and several Thrushes.
What part of speech is loxia?
Loxia is a noun.
What is the plural of loxia?
The plural of loxia is loxias.

Words near loxia in the dictionary

  1. loxapine
  2. Loxbridge
  3. loxed
  4. loxes
  5. Loxford
  6. loxia
  7. loxias
  8. loxing
  9. loxism
  10. loxist
  11. loxists

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