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slate-colored junco

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slate-col⋅ored jun⋅co

[sleyt-kuhl-erd]
–noun
the eastern subspecies of the dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis, having grayer plumage than the several western subspecies.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism
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slate-col·ored junco   (slāt'kŭl'ərd)   
n.  A junco (Junco hyemalis) of eastern North America, having dark gray upper parts and a white abdomen.
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