grosbeak
/ˈgrəʊsbiːk/noun
1- a finch or related songbird with a stout conical bill and typically brightly coloured plumage蜡嘴雀。
1.1
- 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.燕雀科和主红雀亚科(鹀科)的数属; 蜡嘴织雀(拉丁名Amblyospiza albifrons)属织雀科。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French grosbec, from gros 'big, fat' + bec 'beak'.