grosbeak
grosbeak
[ˈgrəʊsbiːk]
noun
[ˈgrəʊsbiːk]
noun
- a finch or related songbird with a stout conical bill and typically brightly coloured plumage
蜡嘴雀 - Several genera in the family Fringillidae and subfamily Cardinalinae (family Emberizidae); the white-fronted grosbeak or grosbeak weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons) belongs to the family Ploceidae
燕雀科和主红雀亚科（鹀科）的数属；蜡嘴织雀（拉丁名Amblyospiza albifrons）属织雀科
- late 17th cent.: from French grosbec, from gros 'big, fat' + bec 'beak'
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