Junco

//ˈd͡ʒʌŋkəʊ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    small North American finch seen chiefly in winter wordnet
  3. 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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