'Coccothraustes vulgaris' definitions:
Definition of 'Coccothraustes vulgaris'
From: GCIDE
- Hawfinch \Haw"finch`\ (h[add]"f[i^]nch`), n. (Zool.) The common European grosbeak (Coccothraustes vulgaris); -- called also cherry finch, and coble. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Coccothraustes vulgaris'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]