rose-breasted grosbeak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rose-breasted grosbeak
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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The rose-breasted grosbeak is there too, and the red-eyed vireo, and the indigo bunting.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023
If you’ve never seen an indigo bunting, a rose-breasted grosbeak, or a prothonotary warbler, you really need to watch this film.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2012
By Metropolitan Opera standards, Songstress Clooney is as innocent of musical training as a rose-breasted grosbeak.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here the rose-breasted grosbeak is in the blooming cherry tree, snipping off the blossoms with that heavy beak of his—a spot of crimson and black half hidden in masses of white petals.
From The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers by Burroughs, John
The birds made frequent use of a monosyllabic call, corresponding to the calls of the purple finch and the rose-breasted grosbeak, but readily distinguishable from both.
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
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