junco
Syllables: jun·co/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkəʊ/US/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkoʊ/
junco noun: any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.
Noun
junco (plural juncos or 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...1862 July, Daniel Wilson, “Science in Rupert’s Land”, in The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science, and Art, volume VII, number XL (New Series), Toronto, Ont.: […] Canadian Institute […], →OCLC, page...
- The juncos of this region were separated by Mr. L. M. Loomis and carry very striking characters, the most conspicuous being the bright rufous or reddish dorsal patch which is much more pronounced than in either oregonus or thurberi. These juncos are very common in the vicinity of Monterey during...1899 July 1, Henry B. Kaeding, “The Genus Junco in California”, in Bulletin of the Cooper Ornithological Club: A Bi-monthly Exponent of Californian Ornithology, volume I, number 5, Santa Clara...
- The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic.
- Junco, the Reed-Sparrow; a Bird.[1658, Edward Phillips, compiler, “Junco”, in The New World of English Words: Or, A General Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Tyler, for Nath[aniel] Brook […], →OCLC
- Arundinaceus. Brown-ferruginous; beneath whitiſh-teſtaceous; with tail-feathers banded and reddiſh at the apex. The junco of Geſner [i.e., Conrad Gessner], Aldrovand [i.e., Ulisse Aldrovandi], [John] Ray, and [Francis] Willughby.1819, Abraham Rees, “TURDUS”, in The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature. […], volume XXXVI, London: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, […] [et al.], →OCLC...
junco meaning in Tamil and Persian
junco in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
junco in Persian
- bird of the genus Junco
- سازونشین
Examples of junco in a sentence
- The juncos of this region were separated by Mr.1899 July 1, Henry B. Kaeding, “The Genus Junco in California”, in Bulletin of the Cooper Ornithological Club: A Bi-monthly Exponent of...
- The slate-coloured junco is an infrequently reported host; probably it is molested very slightly by the brown-headed cowbird. [...] Mills (1957, pp. 25–27) noted that E.1963, Herbert Friedmann, “Brown-headed Cowbird [Hosts of the Brown-headed Cowbird]”, in Host Relations of the Parasitic Cowbirds...
Forms of junco
| plural | juncos |
|---|---|
| plural | juncoes |
Origin of junco
Borrowed from Spanish junco (“reed, rush”), from Latin iuncus (“reed, rush”). Doublet of juncus and possibly junk.
Words formed from junco
Words that rhyme with junco
Questions about junco
- What does junco mean?
- Junco means any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.
- What is junco in Tamil?
- Junco in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Junco meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use junco in a sentence?
- The juncos of this region were separated by Mr.
- What part of speech is junco?
- Junco is a noun.
- How do you pronounce junco?
- Junco is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of junco?
- The plural of junco is juncos.
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