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Scottish crossbill

Scottish crossbill noun: loxia scotica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland.

scottish crossbill: loxia scotica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the...
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Noun

Scottish crossbill (plural Scottish crossbills)

  1. Loxia scotica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland

Forms of Scottish crossbill

pluralScottish crossbills

Questions about Scottish crossbill

What does Scottish crossbill mean?
Scottish crossbill means loxia scotica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland.
What part of speech is Scottish crossbill?
Scottish crossbill is a noun.
What is the plural of Scottish crossbill?
The plural of Scottish crossbill is Scottish crossbills.

Words near Scottish crossbill in the dictionary

  1. Scottish asphodel
  2. Scottish Baronial
  3. Scottish bluebell
  4. Scottish bluebells
  5. Scottish Borders
  6. Scottish crossbill
  7. Scottish crossbills
  8. Scottish Deerhound
  9. Scottish Deerhounds
  10. Scottish English
  11. Scottish Fold

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