kruisbek
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Nederlandsche_vogelen_%28KB%29_-_Loxia_curvirostra_%28221pl%29.jpg/220px-Nederlandsche_vogelen_%28KB%29_-_Loxia_curvirostra_%28221pl%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From kruis (“cross”) + bek (“mouth, beak”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]kruisbek m (plural kruisbekken, diminutive kruisbekje n)
- A crossbill: any bird in the genus Loxia
- (particularly) The red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]kruisbek on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Loxia on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl