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Definition of junco in English: junconounPlural juncos, Plural juncoes ˈdʒʌŋkəʊˈjəNGkō A North American songbird related to the buntings, with mainly grey and brown plumage. 灯草鹀 Genus Junco, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae): three or four species Example sentencesExamples - The seeds of this columbine are sought after by small birds, such as song sparrows, juncos, and many others.
- I also noted many more juncos in people's yards than in the past.
- Cracked corn is a favorite of mourning doves, grackles and juncos.
- On the lake itself, we mainly saw the same woodpeckers, gulls, goldfinch, robins, waxwings, juncos, and other common birds spotted last year.
- ‘We're already seeing robins, goldfinches, juncos and pine siskens,’ she said, and staffers have heard a few bluebirds lately.
OriginEarly 18th century (originally 'reed bunting'): from Spanish, from Latin juncus 'rush, reed'. Definition of junco in US English: junconounˈjəNGkō A North American songbird related to the buntings, with mainly gray and brown plumage. 灯草鹀 Genus Junco, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae): three or four species See also snowbird Example sentencesExamples - I also noted many more juncos in people's yards than in the past.
- On the lake itself, we mainly saw the same woodpeckers, gulls, goldfinch, robins, waxwings, juncos, and other common birds spotted last year.
- ‘We're already seeing robins, goldfinches, juncos and pine siskens,’ she said, and staffers have heard a few bluebirds lately.
- Cracked corn is a favorite of mourning doves, grackles and juncos.
- The seeds of this columbine are sought after by small birds, such as song sparrows, juncos, and many others.
OriginEarly 18th century (originally ‘reed bunting’): from Spanish, from Latin juncus ‘rush, reed’. |