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grosbeak
[ grohs-beek ]
noun
- any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
grosbeak
/ ˈɡrɒs-; ˈɡrəʊsˌbiːk /
noun
- any of various finches, such as Pinicola enucleator ( pine grosbeak ), that have a massive powerful bill
- cardinal grosbeakany of various mostly tropical American buntings, such as the cardinal and pyrrhuloxia, the males of which have brightly coloured plumage
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grosbeak1
First recorded in 1670–80; partial translation of French grosbec “large bill”; gross ( def ), beak
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grosbeak1
C17: from French grosbec, from Old French gros large, thick + bec beak 1
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Example Sentences
Finally, Mr. Pine Grosbeak plucked up courage to approach nearer.
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The “social grosbeak” fabricates a republic of nests in one clump, and all under one roof.
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Then a catbird and a brown thrush sang against a grosbeak and a hermit thrush.
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The grosbeak sang on, a big Turnus butterfly sailed through the arbour and poised over the table.
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She talked to the grosbeak in exactly the same manner, as she laid strawberries and potato bugs on the fence for his family.
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