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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.

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

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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