gros·beak /ˈgrosˌbik/
蠟嘴鳥
Gros·beak n. Zool. One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris.
Note: ☞ 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 Cardinal grosbeak, Evening grosbeak, under Cardinal and Evening. [Written also grossbeak.]
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grosbeak
n : any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive
and powerful bill [syn: grossbeak]