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Grosbeak
Pronunciation : Gros"beak
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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
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