grosbeak
noun
gros·beak ˈgrōs-ˌbēk 
: any of several finches (especially families Cardinalidae and Fringillidae) of Europe and America having large stout conical bills
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An Acadian flycatcher at the Ryder Conservation Area in Sandwich, an olive-sided flycatcher at Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary, a continuing blue grosbeak at the Crane Wildlife Area in Falmouth, and a seaside sparrow at Sandy Neck in West Barnstable. 
BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022 Noteworthy sightings included a green heron in Belchertown, a blue grosbeak in Hadley, and a yellow-bellied flycatcher in Easthampton. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 Middlesex County: Observers spotted an American golden-plover at Great Meadows Refuge in Concord, a prairie warbler in Groton, and a blue grosbeak at Rock Meadow in Belmont. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021 Tallied at Crane Beach in Ipswich, were three lingering piping plovers, and in the North Shore Community Gardens in Middleton a blue grosbeak was seen. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 Hampshire County highlights included a little blue heron in Hatfield, three singing alder flycatchers in Cummington, and a continuing blue grosbeak at the Honey Pot in Hadley. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021 In Hadley, observers spotted a black-bellied plover, a mourning warbler, two worm-eating warblers, a blue grosbeak, and an orchard oriole. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021 In Sunderland, at the Southwick Wildlife Area in Southwick, a blue grosbeak continued to be regularly observed; farther north, four blue grosbeaks continue to be recorded in the Honey Pot area of Hadley. BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021 In Hampshire County, there were sightings of a blue grosbeak at the Honey Pot in Hadley, an Acadian flycatcher in Williamstown, and a sandhill crane in Worthington. BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2021 See More
BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022 Noteworthy sightings included a green heron in Belchertown, a blue grosbeak in Hadley, and a yellow-bellied flycatcher in Easthampton. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 Middlesex County: Observers spotted an American golden-plover at Great Meadows Refuge in Concord, a prairie warbler in Groton, and a blue grosbeak at Rock Meadow in Belmont. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021 Tallied at Crane Beach in Ipswich, were three lingering piping plovers, and in the North Shore Community Gardens in Middleton a blue grosbeak was seen. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 Hampshire County highlights included a little blue heron in Hatfield, three singing alder flycatchers in Cummington, and a continuing blue grosbeak at the Honey Pot in Hadley. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021 In Hadley, observers spotted a black-bellied plover, a mourning warbler, two worm-eating warblers, a blue grosbeak, and an orchard oriole. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021 In Sunderland, at the Southwick Wildlife Area in Southwick, a blue grosbeak continued to be regularly observed; farther north, four blue grosbeaks continue to be recorded in the Honey Pot area of Hadley. BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021 In Hampshire County, there were sightings of a blue grosbeak at the Honey Pot in Hadley, an Acadian flycatcher in Williamstown, and a sandhill crane in Worthington. BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
partial translation of French grosbec, from gros thick + bec beak
First Known Use
circa 1678, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing grosbeak
Kids Definition
grosbeak
noun
gros·beak ˈgrōs-ˌbēk
: a finch with a strong conical bill