pine grosbeak

American  

noun

1. a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.

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Etymology

Origin of pine grosbeak

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

It’s these morsels of food, mountain ash berries, for which the pine grosbeak has come.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015

Around Bozeman, the pine grosbeak breeds near Hyalite Lake and Emerald Lake in Hyalite Canyon during the summer months.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015

“I’m not sure if pine grosbeak are irruptive, but maybe that is part of the equation as they only show up in the valley like this once every 10 years.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015

The pine grosbeak, a robin-sized finch, summers in the boreal forest of northern Canada, except for a small band extending south along the Rocky Mountains where the birds remain year-round.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015

One of our most beautiful and interesting winter visitants is the pine grosbeak.

From Nature's Serial Story by Roe, Edward Payson