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grosbeak

gros·beak

UK/ˈɡɹəʊz.biːk/ US/ˈɡɹoʊz.biːk/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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

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