"loxia" meaning in All languages combined

See loxia on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: loxias [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} loxia (plural loxias)
  1. crossbill (finch of genus Loxia) Categories (lifeform): True finches

Inflected forms

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