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jun·co
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ˈdʒʌŋ
koʊ
/
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juhng
-koh
]
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noun,
plural
jun·cos.
any of several small North American finches of the genus
Junco.
Also called
snowbird.
Compare
dark-eyed junco
,
slate-colored junco
.
Origin:
1700–10;
<
Spanish:
rush, bird found in rush beds <
Latin
juncus
rush
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junco
(ˈdʒʌŋkəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-cos
,
-coes
any North American bunting of the genus
Junco,
having a greyish plumage with white outer tail feathers
[C18: from Spanish: a rush, a marsh bird, from Latin
juncus
rush]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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junco
1706, from Sp. junco "reed, bush," as in junco ave "reed sparrow," a bird of the Indies.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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