Grosbeak

//ˈɡɹoʊz.biːk// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
  2. 2
    any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill wordnet

Synonyms

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grossbeakhawfinchmagpie

Etymology

A partial calque of French gros-bec, gros (“big”) + bec (“beak”).

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Abyssinian grosbeak-canaryAmazonian grosbeakArabian golden-winged grosbeakArabian grosbeakBonin Islands grosbeakBonin grosbeakChinese grosbeakEuropean grosbeakJapanese grosbeakKing Kong grosbeakKona grosbeakMexican yellow grosbeak

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