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juncos

juncos is the plural of junco.

Meaning of junco

Noun

junco (plural juncos or juncoes)

  1. 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...
  2. (obsolete) 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

Proper noun capitalized: Juncos

Juncos

  1. A town and municipality in eastern central Puerto Rico.

Phrases with juncos

Questions about juncos

What does juncos mean?
Juncos means a town and municipality in eastern central Puerto Rico.
What is juncos the plural of?
Juncos is the plural of junco.
What part of speech is juncos?
Juncos is a proper noun.

Words near juncos in the dictionary

  1. juncites
  2. junckerite
  3. junco
  4. juncoes
  5. juncoid
  6. juncos
  7. juncous
  8. junction
  9. junction box
  10. junction boxes
  11. Junction City

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