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rose-breasted grosbeak

American  
[rohz-bres-tid] / ˈroʊzˌbrɛs tɪd /

noun

  1. an American grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, the male of which, in nuptial plumage, has a rose-pink triangular breast patch.

Etymology

Origin of rose-breasted grosbeak

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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