/pir'euh lok"see euh/ , n.
a cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis ( Pyrrhuloxia ) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot.
[ Pyrrhu ( la ) finch genus ( pyrrhoúlas a red bird, deriv. of pyrrhós red) + NL Loxia crossbill genus, equiv. to Gk lox ( ós ) oblique + -ia -IA ]