JUNCO


Meaning of JUNCO in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' j ə ŋ -( ˌ )k ō

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural juncos or juncoes

Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish, reed ― more at JONQUIL

Date: 1887

: any of a genus ( Junco of the family Emberizidae) of small widely distributed No. American finches usually having a pink bill, ashy gray head and back, and conspicuous white lateral tail feathers

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