rose-breasted grosbeak

noun

rose-breast·​ed grosbeak ˈrōz-ˌbre-stəd- 

: a grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) chiefly of eastern North America that is related to the cardinal and in the male is chiefly black and white with a rose-red breast and in the female is grayish brown with a streaked breast

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rose-breasted grosbeak

noun

rose-breast·​ed grosbeak

ˌrōz-ˌbres-təd-

: a grosbeak of eastern North America of which the male is chiefly black and white with a rose-red breast and the female is a grayish brown with a streaked breast