grosbeak

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

grosbeak
    n 1: any of various finches of Europe or America having a
         massive and powerful bill [syn: {grosbeak}, {grossbeak}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Grosbeak \Gros"beak\, 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]

   Note: Among the best known American species are the
         rose-breasted ({Habia Ludoviciana}); the blue ({Guiraca
         c[oe]rulea}); the pine ({Pinicola enucleator}); and the
         evening grosbeak. See {Hawfinch}, and {Cardinal
         grosbeak}, {Evening grosbeak}, under {Cardinal} and
         {Evening}. [Written also {grossbeak}.]