grosbeak

English

Pheucticus ludovicianus, a grosbeak.

Etymology

From French gros-bec, gros (“big”) + bec (“beak”).

Noun

grosbeak (plural grosbeaks)

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

Derived terms

Translations

several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill

Bulgarian: черешарка f (čerešarka)
Finnish: kardinaali (fi) (cardinals); hemppo (fi), nokkavarpunen (fi), taviokuurna (fi) (finches)
Greek:
Ancient: κοκκοθραύστης m (kokkothraústēs)
Russian: дубоно́с (ru) m (dubonós)

Anagrams

borkages, brokages

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