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Meaning of "grosbeak" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GROSBEAK

From French grosbec, from Old French gros large, thick + becbeak1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GROSBEAK

ˈɡrəʊsˌbiːk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROSBEAK

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Grosbeak is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GROSBEAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grosbeak

Grosbeak /ˈɡroʊsbiːk/ is a form taxon containing various species of seed-eating passerine birds with large beaks. Although they all belong to the superfamily Passeroidea, these birds are not part of a natural group but rather a polyphyletic assemblage of distantly related songbirds. Some are cardueline finches in the family Fringillidae, while others are cardinals in the family Cardinalidae; one is a member of the weaver family Ploceidae. The word "grosbeak", first applied in the late 1670s, is a partial translation of the French grosbec, where gros means "large" and bec means "beak". The following is a list of grosbeak species, arranged in groups of closely related genera. Note that these genera are more closely related to smaller-billed birds than to other grosbeaks. The single exception are the three genera of "typical grosbeak finches", which indeed form a group of closest living relatives and might thus be considered the "true" grosbeaks.

Definition of grosbeak in the English dictionary

The definition of grosbeak in the dictionary is any of various finches, such as Pinicola enucleator, that have a massive powerful bill.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROSBEAK

antique · beak · boutique · chic · clique · creek · geek · Greek · halfbeak · hornbeak · Martinique · Mozambique · peak · politique · seek · speak · stickybeak · technique · unique · week

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROSBEAK

gros de Londres · gros point · groschen · groser · grosgrain · gross · gross domestic income · gross domestic product · gross indecency · gross margin · gross misconduct · gross national product · gross negligence · gross out · gross output · gross profit · gross ton · gross up · gross value added · gross weight

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROSBEAK

bleak · break · cardinal grosbeak · daybreak · debeak · freak · heartbreak · jailbreak · kaka beak · leak · losing streak · outbreak · shovel beak · sneak · so to speak · steak · streak · teak · tweak · weak

Synonyms and antonyms of grosbeak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grosbeak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROSBEAK

Find out the translation of grosbeak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of grosbeak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grosbeak» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

蜡嘴鸟
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pájaro
570 millions of speakers
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English

grosbeak
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

grosbeak
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منقار غليظ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

дубонос
278 millions of speakers
pt

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grosbeak
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

grosbeak
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

gros bec
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Grosbeak
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kernbeißer
180 millions of speakers
ja

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シメ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

고등어
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Grosbeak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim tước mỏ lớn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

grosbeak
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीनीक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ispinozgillerden kuş
70 millions of speakers
it

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frusone
65 millions of speakers
pl

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grubodziób
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дубоніс
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

grosbeak
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

είδος σπίνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grosbeak
14 millions of speakers
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grosbeak
10 millions of speakers
no

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grosbeak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grosbeak

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROSBEAK»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROSBEAK»

Discover the use of grosbeak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grosbeak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look
This grosbeak breeds in deciduous and mixedwood forests and is rarely found in coniferous dominated forests. This species tends to be found in second-growth, and often breeds near forest edges. It does not seem to be negatively affected by  ...
‎2007
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
L 8" (20 cm) Large size; very large, triangular bill; upper mandible paler than Black-headed Grosbeak. Breeding male has rose red breast, white underparts, white wing bars, white rump. Rose red wing linings show in flight. Brown-tipped winter ...
Jon Lloyd Dunn, Jonathan K. Alderfer, 2006
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Johnson's Natural History, Comprehensive, Scientific, and ...
THS HAW-FINCH. throcephala, six inches long; found in Angola: the Dominican Grosbeak, L. Dominicana, size of the English lark ; found in Brazil : the Grenadier Grosbeak, L. orix, size of a sparrow ; found at the Cape of Good Hope : the Cape  ...
Samuel Griswold Goodrich, 1872
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ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
THE HAW-FINCH. throcephala, six inches long ; found in Angola : the Dominican Grosbeak, L. Dominicana, size of the English lark ; found in Brazil : the Grenadier Grosbeak, L. orix, size of a sparrow ; found at the Cape of Good Hope : the ...
S.G. GOODRICH, 1859
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Local bird refuges
Ruffed and sharp-tailed grouse, mockingbird, hermit thrush, pine grosbeak. Ruffed grouse, bobwhite, robin. Ruffed and sharp-tailed grouse, bobwhite, eastern and western flickers, downy woodpecker, eastern kingbird, catbird, brown thrasher, ...
Waldo Lee McAtee, 1937
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Cage and Chamber Birds ... Translated ... With considerable ...
—67, Pine Grosbeak. —68, Bullfinch. —- 69, Greenfinch.—70, Hawfinch.—70, Seri'n Finch.—7l, Cardinal Grosbeak.—72, Java Sparrow—73, WaxbilL—74, Amandava.—75, Paradise Grosbeak—76, Dominican Grosbeak—77, Grenadier  ...
Johann Matthäus Bechstein, Henry Gardiner ADAMS, 1853
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
FLABELLTFERA; Fan-tailed grosbeak. This species is the size of a sparrow ; length about five inches. Bill stout and dulky; the upper parts of the body are reddish-brown, palest on the rump; the under the same, but somewhat paler, and more ...
Abraham Rees, 1819
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Cage and Chamber-birds: Their Natural History, Habits, Food, ...
66, Fir Grosbeak. —67, Pine Grosbeak. —68, Bullfinch. — 69, Greenfinch.— 70, Hawfinch.— 70, Serin Finch.— 71, Cardinal Grosbeak. — 72, Java Sparrow. — 73, Waxbill. — 74, Amandava. — 75, Paradise Grosbeak. — 76, Dominican ...
Johann Matthäus Bechstein, Henry Gardiner Adams, 1856
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A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
... Lucia Oriole Pheucticus aureoventris Black-backed Grosbeak Icterus leucopteryx Jamaican Oriole Pheucticus chrysogaster Golden-bellied Grosbeak Icterus maculialatus Bar-winged Oriole Pheucticus chrysopeplus Yellow Grosbeak Icterus ...
David Boyd, 2006
10
Cage and singing birds; how to catch, keep, breed and rear them
67 Paradise Grosbeak . 112 FOBEIGN BUNTINGS . . . 67 67 67 68 69 60 Grenadier Grosbeak . Dominican Grosbeak , Cape Grosbeak . . . Caflrarian Grosbeak . Blue Grosbeak . , . Azure Grosbeak . . Yellow-bellied Grosbeak 112 112 112 113 ...
Henry Gardiner Adams, 1854

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROSBEAK»

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Rare 'gynandomorph' bird found in Newbury
Courtesy photoA Rose-breasted Grosbeak that displays the characteristics of both a male and female bird was recently documented in the area ... «Gloucester Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
Scott Shalaway: New Mexico — land of enchantment
Female blue grosbeak came to mind, and my hunch was confirmed when a beautiful male flew in to perch next to her. New Mexico is truly a ... «Charleston Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Bringing up baby: The fledging continues
... groups of Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Finch and Rose-breasted Grosbeak now bringing their young along. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
4
My wife and I recently enjoyed eight days visiting friends in Las …
Female blue grosbeak came to mind, and my hunch was confirmed when a beautiful male flew in to perch next to her. Finally, a big “thank you” ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jul 15»
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A voice from the past leads to new adventure
... and we got good looks at many more like hooded warbler, scarlet tanager, rose-breasted grosbeak and more. One of the coolest stops was ... «Smoky Mountain News, Jul 15»
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Like a sacred grove
... oriole, pine siskin, waxwing, redpoll, evening grosbeak, goldfinch and woodpecker (source: Lucille C. Tate, Boyd K. Packer, A Watchman on ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
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St. Bernard Art Guild show winners announced
... to Rita Trosclair “St. Bernard Photo Society Outing, 1978,” to Hodges for “Leave the Light On” and to Pescay for “Rose Breasted Grosbeak.”. «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
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Why, it's a red-breasted grosbeak!
She explained that the striking black-and-white bird with a red triangle on its chest is a male red-breasted grosbeak and that it is the ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
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Nature Watch: Counts indicate we are losing our bird population
... bank swallow, yellow-breasted chat, grasshopper and Henslow's sparrows, Eastern meadowlark, pine siskin and evening grosbeak. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Then there was the Sultana, conclusion
Crewmen of the U.S.S. Grosbeak, a gunboat, heard the huge bursts and many saw the flash from the explosion in the distance. They cast off ... «Berea Online, Jun 15»
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