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Grosbeak
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What's The Definition Of Grosbeak?
[n] any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
Synonyms | Synonyms for Grosbeak: grossbeak Related Terms | Find terms related to Grosbeak: See Also | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | evening grosbeak | finch | hawfinch | Hesperiphona vespertina | pine grosbeak | Pinicola enucleator Grosbeak In Webster's Dictionary \Gros"beak\, n. [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak.
The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is {Coccothraustes
vulgaris}.
Note: Among the best known American species are the
rose-breasted ({Habia Ludoviciana}); the blue ({Guiraca
c[oe]rulea}); the pine ({Pinicola enucleator}); and the
evening grosbeak. See {Hawfinch}, and {Cardinal
grosbeak}, {Evening grosbeak}, under {Cardinal} and
{Evening}. [Written also {grossbeak}.]
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