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grosbeak
[ grohs-beek ]
/ ˈgroʊsˌbik /
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noun
any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
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groping, Gropius, Gropius, Walter, Gropper, Gros, grosbeak, groschen, gros de Londres, gros de Tours, grosgrain, gros point
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British Dictionary definitions for grosbeak
grosbeak
/ (ˈɡrəʊsˌbiːk, ˈɡrɒs-) /
noun
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
Word Origin for grosbeak
C17: from French grosbec, from Old French gros large, thick + bec beak 1
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