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