gros|beak

gros|beak
gros|beak «GROHS BEEK», noun.
any one of various colorful finches with a large, stout, cone-shaped bill, such as the rose-breasted grosbeak.
[< French grosbec < gros large + bec beak]

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  • beak — beak; beak·horn; beak·ing; beak·iron; de·beak; gros·beak; beak·er; …   English syllables

  • gros — cal·a·ma·gros·tis; er·a·gros·tis; gros; gros·beak; gros·grain; gros·su·lar·ia; gros·su·lar·i·a·ce·ae; gros·su·lar·ite; gros·su·lar; gros·sart; gros·su·lar·i·a·ceous; …   English syllables

  • grosbeak — gros·beak …   English syllables

  • grosbeak — gros•beak [[t]ˈgroʊsˌbik[/t]] n. orn any of various finches having a thick conical bill • Etymology: 1670–80; < F grosbec lit., large beak …   From formal English to slang

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  • 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}. [1913 Webster] Note: Among the best known American… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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}. [1913 Webster] Note: Among the best known… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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