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jun⋅co
[juhng-koh] 
–noun, plural -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; < Sp: rush, bird found in rush beds < L juncus rush
1700–10; < Sp: rush, bird found in rush beds < L juncus rush
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| jun·co (jŭng'kō) n. pl. jun·cos or jun·coes Any of various small North American birds of the genus Junco, having predominantly gray plumage, a gray or black head, and white outer tail feathers. [Spanish, reed, from Latin iuncus.] |
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Junco
Jun"co\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or blue snowbird.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : junco
Spanish:
junco,
German:
die Wasserbinse,
Japanese:
いぐさ
junco
1706, from Sp. junco "reed, bush," as in junco ave "reed sparrow," a bird of the Indies.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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