pine grosbeak

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pine grosbeak¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

Finally, Mr. Pine Grosbeak plucked up courage to approach nearer.

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It was years afterward before he learned that this was the young male Pine Grosbeak.

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Quiet returning hawks cross the valleys, and the pine grosbeak hastens past.

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Unlike the snow bunting and the red-poll, however, the pine grosbeak is believed to breed sparingly in Northern New England.

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The bluebird and pine grosbeak have it too, but their much larger, trembling wings seem far less nervous.

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