n. [ Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec. ] (Zool.) One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Among the best known American species are the rose-breasted (Habia Ludoviciana); the blue (Guiraca cœrulea); the pine (Pinicola enucleator); and the evening grosbeak. See Hawfinch, and
[ 1913 Webster ]