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EVENING GROSBEAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does evening grosbeak mean? 

EVENING GROSBEAK (noun)
  The noun EVENING GROSBEAK has 1 sense:

1. North American grosbeakplay

  Familiarity information: EVENING GROSBEAK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EVENING GROSBEAK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American grosbeak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

evening grosbeak; Hesperiphona vespertina

Hypernyms ("evening grosbeak" is a kind of...):

grosbeak; grossbeak (any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill)

Holonyms ("evening grosbeak" is a member of...):

genus Hesperiphona; Hesperiphona (evening grosbeak)


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