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CARDINAL GROSBEAK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cardinal grosbeak mean?
• CARDINAL GROSBEAK (noun)
The noun CARDINAL GROSBEAK has 1 sense:
1. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
Familiarity information: CARDINAL GROSBEAK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
cardinal; cardinal grosbeak; Cardinalis cardinalis; redbird; Richmondena Cardinalis
Hypernyms ("cardinal grosbeak" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Holonyms ("cardinal grosbeak" is a member of...):
genus Richmondena; Richmondena (cardinals)
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