Definition of Grossbeak

1. Noun. Any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill.


Definition of Grossbeak

1. n. See Grosbeak.

Definition of Grossbeak

1. Noun. (alternative form of grosbeak) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Grossbeak

1. See Grosbeak. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grossbeak

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grossbeak (current term)
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Literary usage of Grossbeak

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1852)
"... I have changed it for one which has the merit of being English in both its component parts alike. The Pine grossbeak is a native of the northern regions ..."

2. Stray Notes on Fishing and Natural History by Cornwall Simeon (1860)
"... grossbeak — Wryneck—Grasshopper Warbler—Stone Curlew—Dotterel—Ring Dotterel and Ox-bird—Grey Plover—Golden Plover—Protest against killing rare Birds. ..."

3. Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons: Illustrating the Perfections of God in the by Henry Duncan (1847)
"THE grossbeak THE HUMMING-BIRD. ONE of the most peculiar modes of structure to be found among the feathered tribes, is that which distinguishes the sociable ..."

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