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GROSBEAKS
Noun
grosbeaks
plural of grosbeak
Anagrams
• grossbeak
Source: Wiktionary
GROSBEAK
Gros"beak, n. Etym: [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris.
Note: Among the best known American species are the rose-breasted (Habia Ludoviciana); the blue (Guiraca coerulea); the pine (Pinicola enucleator); and the evening grosbeak. See Hawfinch, and Cardinal grosbeak, Evening grosbeak, under Cardinal and Evening. [Written also grossbeak.] Habia Ludoviciana).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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