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junco (juŋ′kō)

noun pl. -·cos

☆ any of a genus (Junco, family Emberizidae) of passerine birds of North America with a gray or black head and white outer tail feathers

Etymology: ModL < Sp junco, a rush < L juncus: see jonquil

Browse dictionary entries near junco

  1. ‹ junc
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  3. ‹ jumpy
  4. ‹ jumpsuit
  5. ‹ jumpoff
  6. ‹ jumping-off place
  7. ‹ jumping mouse
  8. ‹ jumping jack
  9. ‹ jumping gene
  10. ‹ jumping bean
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