junco

[ juhng-koh ]

noun

, plural jun·cos.

1. any of several small North American finches of the genus Junco.

junco

/ ˈdʒʌŋkəʊ /

noun

1. any North American bunting of the genus Junco, having a greyish plumage with white outer tail feathers

Word History and Origins

Origin of junco¹

1700–10; < Spanish: rush, bird found in rush beds < Latin juncus rush

Word History and Origins

Origin of junco¹

C18: from Spanish: a rush, a marsh bird, from Latin juncus rush

Example Sentences

Slightly larger than the common eastern Junco, and with two white bars on the wing and more white on the tail.

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This was the first junco's nest I had ever found, and no one can blame me for feeling gratified with the discovery.

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Before leaving the town, our first gray-headed junco for this expedition was seen.

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The little black-headed snowbird, Thurber's junco, is the most common of all the Tahoe birds.

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The Junco's call-notes are a sharp tsip, a contented chew-chew-chew, and a sharp kissing call.

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