grosbeak
any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
Origin of grosbeak
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How to use grosbeak in a sentence
Finally, Mr. Pine grosbeak plucked up courage to approach nearer.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshThe “social grosbeak” fabricates a republic of nests in one clump, and all under one roof.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidThen a catbird and a brown thrush sang against a grosbeak and a hermit thrush.
A Girl Of The Limberlost | Gene Stratton PorterThe grosbeak sang on, a big Turnus butterfly sailed through the arbour and poised over the table.
A Girl Of The Limberlost | Gene Stratton PorterShe talked to the grosbeak in exactly the same manner, as she laid strawberries and potato bugs on the fence for his family.
A Girl Of The Limberlost | Gene Stratton Porter
British Dictionary definitions for grosbeak
/ (ˈɡrəʊsˌbiːk, ˈɡrɒs-) /
any of various finches, such as Pinicola enucleator (pine grosbeak), that have a massive powerful bill
cardinal grosbeak any of various mostly tropical American buntings, such as the cardinal and pyrrhuloxia, the males of which have brightly coloured plumage
Origin of grosbeak
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