junco
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- noun
- /ˈdʒʌŋkoʊ/
- US
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junco
- During winter, many juncos can be spotted at bird feeders throughout North America.
- dark-eyed junco
- eyed junco
- juncos, and towhees
Examples
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We have many conversations, those juncos and I.
Blog text (25) -
My most cherished memory of loving him was seeing him, jacketless, tie flapping, running out into the snow under the picture window to scatter bird seed so he could teach me the names of the birds: scissortail swallow, junco, grackle.
Academic text (2001) -
I heard the junco.
Blog text (12) -
Early in the morning, juncos stitched the stoop into a pattern.
Fiction book (2000) -
On the steps, his nephew, Daniel, sits turning the pages of the Bird Book, in which they recorded that morning, out of season, a dark-eyed junco.
Fiction book (1994) -
Also, fewer juncos, fewer chickadees, fewer everything, really, except house sparrows.
Fiction book (1993) -
Cardinals, doves, juncos, and other ground feeders are attracted by tossing seed on the ground.
Blog text (23) -
Outside, snow fell on the bright green grass, and a group of cold juncos stood unhappily on our porch rail like uniformed children waiting for a bus.
Fiction book (2002) -
If you see a junco, keep looking; there are more nearby.
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A flock of juncos was foraging for seeds on the snowy ground.
Synonyms
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A small songbird often seen in cold northern areas in winter
A small North American sparrow with grey and white feathers and dark eyes
A small North American sparrow with grey feathers and dark eyes
A small North American bird with mostly grey feathers and a white belly
Compounds
- Specialized
A small North American sparrow with grey and white feathers and dark eyes
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word junco comes from Spanish junco, meaning 'rush', a reed plant, and from Latin juncus. The bird was named for this plant because it is often found among low grass and reeds, so junco now means a small winter finch.