| 单词 | pine grosbeak |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspine grosbeak pine grosbeak n. a large finch, Pinicola enucleator, inhabiting pinewoods in Europe and North America, the male of which has predominantly reddish plumage. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Pinicola pine grosbeak1772 pine finch1810 pine bullfinch1828 1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 402 Enucleator... Pine Grosbeak... It answers to the descriptions and figures of the ornithologists pretty well. 1884 Harper's Mag. Mar. 619/1 One of our most beautiful and interesting winter visitants is the pine grosbeak. 1912 E. T. Seton Arctic Prairies xlvii. 301 One afternoon I heard a peculiar note, at first, like the ‘cheepy-teet-teet’ of the Pine Grosbeak, only louder. 1995 Experience Lac du Bonnet Spring 26/1 In the winter there are countless birds, especially pine grosbeaks which have only a short distance from an easy meal to the safety of the forest. < as lemmas |
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