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Definition of grossbeak

Grossbeak
Grossbeak Gross"beak`, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Grosbeak.
grossbeak
Grosbeak Gros"beak, n. [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 c[oe]rulea); the pine (Pinicola enucleator); and the evening grosbeak. See Hawfinch, and Cardinal grosbeak, Evening grosbeak, under Cardinal and Evening. [Written also grossbeak.]

Meaning of grossbeak from wikipedia

- Grosbeak /ˈɡroʊsbiːk/ is a form taxon containing various species of seed-eating p****erine birds with large beaks. Although they all belong to the superfamily...
- known as the "spotted finch (Lewin 1808), spotted grossbeak (Lewin 1822), spotted-sided grossbeak (Latham 1823),spotted-sided finch (Mathews 1927) and...
- Birds of Europe (vol. 3, 1837, plate 57) John Gould describes the "green grossbeak" (Coccothraustes chloris). Paynter 1968, pp. 235–236. Linnaeus 1758, p...
- Tale of the Charleston Conflagration. New York: F.A. Brady, 1862. The Grossbeak Mansion: A Mystery of New York. New York: F.A. Brady, 1862. The Last of...
- faciatus meaning "banded". Gmelin based his account on the "fasciated grossbeak" that had been described and illustrated in 1776 by the English naturalist...
- afer meaning "Africa". Gmelin based his account on the "Black-bellied grossbeak" that had been described and illustrated in 1776 by the English naturalist...