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grosbeak

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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General-American: /ˈɡɹoʊz.biːk/
General-American: /ˈɡɹoʊs.biːk/
General-American: /ˈɡɹoʊz.bɪk/
General-American: /ˈɡɹɑːz.biːk/
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊz.biːk/
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊs.biːk/
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊz.bɪk/
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rhymes with -iːk
CMU ARPABET: G R OW1 S B IY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grossbeak

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: finch

Narrower terms: evening grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina, hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Bulgarian: черешарка (čerešarka) — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Finnish: kardinaali — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Finnish: hemppo — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Finnish: nokkavarpunen — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Finnish: taviokuurna (finches) — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Ancient Greek: κοκκοθραύστης (kokkothraústēs) — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Polish: grubodziób — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Russian: дубоно́с (dubonós) — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Turkish: kocabaş — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Turkish: flurcun — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Welsh: gylfinbraff — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
Welsh: pendew — several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill

Word forms

Inflections and variants

grosbeaks — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: Abyssinian grosbeak-canary, Amazonian grosbeak, Arabian golden-winged grosbeak, Arabian grosbeak, black-and-yellow grosbeak, black-backed grosbeak, black-faced grosbeak, black-headed grosbeak, black-tailed grosbeak, black-thighed grosbeak, black-throated grosbeak, blue-black grosbeak, blue grosbeak, Bonin grosbeak, Bonin Islands grosbeak, cardinal-grosbeak, Chinese grosbeak, collared grosbeak, crimson-collared grosbeak, European grosbeak, evening grosbeak, giant grosbeak, glaucous-blue grosbeak, golden-bellied grosbeak, golden grosbeak, golden-winged grosbeak, green grosbeak, grosbeak bunting, grosbeak-canary, grosbeak finch, grosbeak myna, grosbeak starling, grosbeak weaver, hooded grosbeak, Japanese grosbeak, King Kong grosbeak, Kona grosbeak, Mexican yellow grosbeak, Mycerobas grosbeak, northern grosbeak-canary, Oahu grosbeak, oriental grosbeak, paradise grosbeak, pine grosbeak, red-and-black grosbeak, rose-breasted grosbeak, slate-coloured grosbeak, Socotra golden-winged grosbeak, Socotra grosbeak, Somali golden-winged grosbeak, Somali grosbeak, southern yellow grosbeak, spot-winged grosbeak, ultramarine grosbeak, wahi grosbeak, white-fronted grosbeak, white-winged grosbeak, yellow-billed grosbeak, yellow-green grosbeak, yellow grosbeak, yellow-shouldered grosbeak

Related: none provided

Semantic map

Other relationships

Hypernyms: finch

Hyponyms: evening grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina, hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator

Sources

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