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–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

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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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1706, from Sp. junco "reed, bush," as in junco ave "reed sparrow," a bird of the Indies.

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junco
noun
small North American finch seen chiefly in winter

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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.

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