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ˈgroʊsˌbikgros·beak
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Princeton's WordNet
grosbeak, grossbeaknoun
any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
Wiktionary
grosbeaknoun
Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
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grosbeak
A grosbeak is a type of bird typically characterized by its large, thick-set beak, which it typically uses to crack seeds and nuts. They belong to various genera in the family of finches (Fringillidae) and cardinals (Cardinalidae). Some common species include the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak, and Evening Grosbeak.
Webster Dictionary
Grosbeaknoun
one of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris
Etymology: [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.]
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Grosbeak
Grosbeak is a form taxon containing several species of seed-eating passerine birds with large beaks. Although they all belong to the superfamily Passeroidea, these birds are not part of a natural group but rather a polyphyletic assemblage of distantly related songbirds. Some are cardueline finches in the family Fringillidae, while others are cardinals in the family Cardinalidae; one is a member of the weaver family Ploceidae. The word "grosbeak", first applied in the late 1670s, is a partial translation of the French grosbec, where gros means "large" and bec means "beak". The following is a list of grosbeak species, arranged in groups of closely related genera. Note that these genera are more closely related to smaller-billed birds than to other grosbeaks. The single exception are the three genera of "typical grosbeak finches", which indeed form a group of closest living relatives and might thus be considered the "true" grosbeaks.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Grosbeak
grōs′bēk, n. a name applied to not a few highly specialised finches (Fringillidæ), with thick, heavy, seed-crushing bills—also to many other birds, as the cardinal grosbeaks and the rose-breasted grosbeak. [Gross and beak.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grosbeak in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grosbeak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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