JUNCO

junco, snowbird

(noun) small North American finch seen chiefly in winter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

junco (plural juncos or juncoes)

Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.

(obsolete) The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic.

Hyponyms

• blue snowbird, snowbird (Junco hyemalis)

• dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis)

Source: Wiktionary


Jun"co, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or blue snowbird.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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