gros·beak (gr s b k )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]
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| Noun | 1. |  grosbeak - any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful billfinch - 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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