Meaning

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

    дубоно́сdubonós

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

Translations

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By meaning 1
several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: grosbeaks
Singulargrosbeak
Pluralgrosbeaks

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill:grossbeak

Word family

9 related words

See also

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