Evening grosbeak Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun North American grosbeak
    Hesperiphona vespertina.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), an American singing bird (Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening.

Webster 1913