grosbeak
/grohs-beek/US // ˈgroʊsˌbik //UK // (ˈɡrəʊsˌbiːk, ˈɡrɒs-) //
斑鸠,斑鸠鸟,斑鸠雀,斑鸠鸡
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
Examples
Finally, Mr. Pine Grosbeak plucked up courage to approach nearer.
The “social grosbeak” fabricates a republic of nests in one clump, and all under one roof.
Then a catbird and a brown thrush sang against a grosbeak and a hermit thrush.
The grosbeak sang on, a big Turnus butterfly sailed through the arbour and poised over the table.
She talked to the grosbeak in exactly the same manner, as she laid strawberries and potato bugs on the fence for his family.
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