junco
any of several small North American finches of the genus Junco.
Origin of junco
1- Also called snowbird.
- Compare dark-eyed junco, slate-colored junco.
Words Nearby junco
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How to use junco in a sentence
Slightly larger than the common eastern junco, and with two white bars on the wing and more white on the tail.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) ReedThis was the first junco's nest I had ever found, and no one can blame me for feeling gratified with the discovery.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserBefore leaving the town, our first gray-headed junco for this expedition was seen.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserThe little black-headed snowbird, Thurber's junco, is the most common of all the Tahoe birds.
The Lake of the Sky | George Wharton JamesThe junco's call-notes are a sharp tsip, a contented chew-chew-chew, and a sharp kissing call.
What Bird is That? | Frank M. Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for junco
/ (ˈdʒʌŋkəʊ) /
any North American bunting of the genus Junco, having a greyish plumage with white outer tail feathers
Origin of junco
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