grosbeak

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US/ˈɡɹoʊz.biːk/US/ˈɡɹoʊs.biːk/US/ˈɡɹoʊz.bɪk/US/ˈɡɹɑːz.biːk/

noun

Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill

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hawfinchgrossbeak
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Meanings

noungrosbeak (plural grosbeaks)

plural grosbeaks

  1. Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill

    Synonyms: hawfinch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill

Similar
hawfinch

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill

Similar
grossbeak
Broader
finch
Also see
hawfinch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

A partial calque of French gros-bec, gros (“big”) + bec (“beak”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek κοκκοθραύστης
  • κοκκοθραύστης (kokkothraústēs)several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Bulgarian черешарка
  • черешарка (čerešarka)several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Finnish kardinaali, hemppo
  • kardinaaliseveral finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
  • hempposeveral finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
  • nokkavarpunenseveral finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
  • taviokuurna (finches)several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Polish grubodziób
  • grubodzióbseveral finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Russian дубоно́с
  • дубоно́с (dubonós)several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Turkish kocabaş, flurcun
  • kocabaşseveral finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
  • flurcunseveral finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Welsh gylfinbraff, pendew
  • gylfinbraffseveral finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
  • pendewseveral finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grosbeak

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Cite this entry
APA

grosbeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grosbeak

MLA

“grosbeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grosbeak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grosbeak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grosbeak.

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