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Definition of Crissal
1. a. Pertaining to the crissum; as, crissal feathers.
Definition of Crissal
1. Adjective. Relating to the crissum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crissal
1. crissum [adj] - See also: crissum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crissal
Literary usage of Crissal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Campfires on Desert and Lava by William Temple Hornaday (1908)
"... of the Cactus Wren—The crissal Thrasher's Nest— Western Red-Tailed Hawk—The
Red-Shafted Flicker—Nests in the Giant Cactus—The Crows at the Papago Tanks, ..."
2. Birds of the Colorado Valley: A Repository of Scientific and Popular by Elliott Coues (1878)
"It will be observed that the range is a little more extended than that of LeConte's,
Bendire's, or Palmer's Thrasher, with all three of which the crissal ..."
3. Western Birds by Harriet Williams Myers (1922)
"crissal Thrasher: Toxostoma ... southern Nevada and Utah to Lower California,
and from southeastern California to western Texas, is the crissal Thrasher. ..."
4. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"crissal THRASHER. Adults. — Bill long, sharply curved ; upper parts dark grayish
brown; wings without bars; tail faintly tipped with rufous ; throat and ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"On another hunt shortly before leaving Tucson, I found nests and eggs of two more
thrushes peculiar to this border fauna, viz: the crissal thrush. ..."
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