grosbeak

gros·beak  (grsbk)

n.

Any of various finches of the family Fringillidae of Europe and America, having a thick conical bill.

---

[Partial translation of French grosbec : gros, thick, large (from Old French; see gross) + bec, beak.]

---

grosbeak [ˈgrəʊsˌbiːk ˈgrɒs-]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various finches, such as Pinicola enucleator (pine grosbeak), that have a massive powerful bill

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

cardinal grosbeak any of various mostly tropical American buntings, such as the cardinal and pyrrhuloxia, the males of which have brightly coloured plumage

[from French grosbec, from Old French gros large, thick + bec beak¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grosbeak - any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill grossbeak finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds evening grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina - North American grosbeak Coccothraustes coccothraustes, hawfinch - a common large finch of Eurasia pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator - large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds