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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

grosbeak

/ˈɡɹoʊz.biːk/

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What does grosbeak mean?

noun

  1. Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɡɹoʊz.biːk/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɡɹoʊs.biːk//ˈɡɹoʊz.bɪk//ˈɡɹɑːz.biːk/
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She talked to the grosbeak in exactly the same manner, as she laid strawberries and potato bugs on the fence for his family.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125
“I like pink myself. I like it very much indeed. I suppose you've already seen my friends, Snipper the Crossbill and Piny the Grosbeak.”
Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) BurgessThe Burgess Bird Book for ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #3074
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A soft, sweet, rolling warble, heard when the moon is at its full on a midsummer night, is more than likely to come from the rose-breasted grosbeak.
Neltje BlanchanBird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our HomesProject Gutenberg ebook #1889
The rose-breasted grosbeak has been a familiar bird in Brookline (three miles away), yet I never saw one here till last July, when I found a female busy among my raspberries and surprisingly bold.
James Russell LowellMy Garden AcquaintanceProject Gutenberg ebook #880
The golden eagle may be seen, and the osprey, hawks, jays, hummingbirds, the mourning dove, and cheery familiar singers—the black-headed grosbeak, robin, bluebird, Townsend’s thrush, and many warblers, sailing the sky and enlivening the rocks and bushes through all the cañon wilderness.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326