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loxias

loxias is the plural of loxia.

Meaning of 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

Questions about loxias

What is loxias the plural of?
Loxias is the plural of loxia.

Words near loxias in the dictionary

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

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