JUNCO


Meaning of JUNCO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjəŋ-(ˌ)kō ]

noun

( 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 North American finches usually having a pink bill, ashy gray head and back, and conspicuous white lateral tail feathers

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