grosbeak Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
    grossbeak.

WordNet

Gros"beak noun
Etymology
Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris. ✍ Among the best known American species are the rose-breasted (Habia Ludoviciana); the blue (Guiraca coerulea); the pine (Pinicola enucleator); and the evening grosbeak. See Hawfinch, and Cardinal grosbeak, Evening grosbeak, under Cardinal and Evening. Written also grossbeak.

Webster 1913