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Definition of Grossbeak
1. Noun. Any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill.
Generic synonyms: Finch
Specialized synonyms: Evening Grosbeak, Hesperiphona Vespertina, Coccothraustes Coccothraustes, Hawfinch, Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola Enucleator
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Grossbeak
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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