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Junco
//ˈd͡ʒʌŋkəʊ// noun
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Noun
- 1 Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.
"Among many others secured by him, I noticed the eggs and parent birds of the American Widgeon, the Black duck, Canvass-back duck, Spirit duck (Bucephala albeola); small Black-head duck (Fulix affinis); the Wax-wing, (Ampelis garrulus); the Kentucky warbler, the Trumpeter swan, the Duck hawk (Falco anatum), and two species of juncoes."
- 2 small North American finch seen chiefly in winter wordnet
- 3 The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic. obsolete
"Junco, the Reed-Sparrow; a Bird."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish junco (“reed, rush”), from Latin iuncus (“reed, rush”). Doublet of juncus and possibly junk.
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