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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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