Definition of grosbeak in English:

grosbeak

noun ˈɡrəʊsbiːkˈɡroʊsˌbik

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
Example sentencesExamples
- Songbirds like warblers, orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks, and sparrows are far from the only birds that display dimorphism.
- She's had the best luck attracting seed-feeding birds, such as finches, grosbeaks, jays and nuthatches, by using common black oil sunflower seeds.
- Finches, grosbeaks, titmice, nuthatches, sparrows, and cardinals will beat a path to your door.
- So far, tantalizing reports of red and white-winged crossbills and pine grosbeaks remain just that: tantalizing, meaning just out of reach.
- We investigated the signaling function of blue plumage in male blue grosbeaks to determine if structurally based coloration may act as a reliable signal of quality to conspecifics.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French grosbec, from gros 'big, fat' + bec 'beak'.

Definition of grosbeak in US English:

grosbeak

nounˈɡroʊsˌbikˈɡrōsˌbēk

A finch or related songbird with a stout conical bill and typically brightly colored 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
Example sentencesExamples
- She's had the best luck attracting seed-feeding birds, such as finches, grosbeaks, jays and nuthatches, by using common black oil sunflower seeds.
- Songbirds like warblers, orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks, and sparrows are far from the only birds that display dimorphism.
- So far, tantalizing reports of red and white-winged crossbills and pine grosbeaks remain just that: tantalizing, meaning just out of reach.
- Finches, grosbeaks, titmice, nuthatches, sparrows, and cardinals will beat a path to your door.
- We investigated the signaling function of blue plumage in male blue grosbeaks to determine if structurally based coloration may act as a reliable signal of quality to conspecifics.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French grosbec, from gros ‘big, fat’ + bec ‘beak’.

词汇	grosbeak
释义	Definition of grosbeak in English: grosbeak noun ˈɡrəʊsbiːkˈɡroʊsˌbik 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 Example sentencesExamples Songbirds like warblers, orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks, and sparrows are far from the only birds that display dimorphism. She's had the best luck attracting seed-feeding birds, such as finches, grosbeaks, jays and nuthatches, by using common black oil sunflower seeds. Finches, grosbeaks, titmice, nuthatches, sparrows, and cardinals will beat a path to your door. So far, tantalizing reports of red and white-winged crossbills and pine grosbeaks remain just that: tantalizing, meaning just out of reach. We investigated the signaling function of blue plumage in male blue grosbeaks to determine if structurally based coloration may act as a reliable signal of quality to conspecifics. Origin Late 17th century: from French grosbec, from gros 'big, fat' + bec 'beak'. Definition of grosbeak in US English: grosbeak nounˈɡroʊsˌbikˈɡrōsˌbēk A finch or related songbird with a stout conical bill and typically brightly colored 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 Example sentencesExamples She's had the best luck attracting seed-feeding birds, such as finches, grosbeaks, jays and nuthatches, by using common black oil sunflower seeds. Songbirds like warblers, orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks, and sparrows are far from the only birds that display dimorphism. So far, tantalizing reports of red and white-winged crossbills and pine grosbeaks remain just that: tantalizing, meaning just out of reach. Finches, grosbeaks, titmice, nuthatches, sparrows, and cardinals will beat a path to your door. We investigated the signaling function of blue plumage in male blue grosbeaks to determine if structurally based coloration may act as a reliable signal of quality to conspecifics. Origin Late 17th century: from French grosbec, from gros ‘big, fat’ + bec ‘beak’.
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