junco
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junco
- /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkəʊ/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌŋkəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish junco (“reed, rush”), from Latin iuncus (“reed, rush”). Doublet of juncus and possibly junk.
noun juncos · juncoes
- Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow. Among many others secured by him, I noticed the eggs and parent birds of the American Widgeon, the Black duck, Canvass-back duck, Spirit duck (Bucephala albeola); small Black-head duck (Fulix affinis); the Wax-wing, (Ampelis garrulus); the Kentucky warbler, the Trumpeter swan, the Duck hawk (Falco a
- The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic. Junco, the Reed-Sparrow; a Bird.
Translations
Talk about this word "junco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/junco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. junco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/junco "junco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/junco.Cite this
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title = {junco},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
