blue grosbeak
noun
a grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea, of the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, the male of which is blue with two rusty bars on each wing.
Nearby words
blue funk, in a, blue gas, blue giant, blue goose, blue grama, blue grosbeak, blue ground, blue grouse, blue gum, blue heaven, blue heeler
Origin of blue grosbeak
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
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