Found 2 items, similar to grosbeak.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: grosbeak grosbeak n : any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill [syn: grossbeak]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Grosbeak 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 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.] [1913 Webster]