GROSBEAK


Meaning of GROSBEAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrōs-ˌbēk ]

noun

Etymology: part translation of French grosbec, from gros thick + bec beak

Date: circa 1678

: any of several finches (especially families Cardinalidae and Fringillidae) of Europe and America having large stout conical bills

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