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grosbeak

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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.]
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Noun1.grosbeakgrosbeak - 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


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