Crossword clues for grossbeak
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
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.]
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of grosbeak English)
WordNet
n. any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill [syn: grosbeak]
Usage examples of "grossbeak".
The ring-dove found hempseed, the chaffinch found millet, the goldfinch found chickweed, the redbreast found worms, the bee found flowers, the fly found infusoria, the grossbeak found flies.