crossbill

Questions about crossbill

What does crossbill mean?

crossbill means "finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed".

How many syllables are in crossbill?

crossbill has 2 syllables: cross-bill. The stress falls on "cross". In IPA it is /ˈkɹɔsˌbɪl/.

What is another word for crossbill?

Close synonyms include Loxia curvirostra. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crossbill a common word?

crossbill is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with crossbill?

5 words rhyme with crossbill. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.