crossbill (finch of genus Loxia)

(idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts.

(astronomy) A star positioned circumpolar to the North Pole. / A village in New South Wales, Australia. / A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.

Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).