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noun
Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: snowbird
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: finch
Narrower terms: dark-eyed junco, slate-colored junco, Junco hyemalis
History
Borrowed from Spanish junco (“reed, rush”), from Latin iuncus (“reed, rush”). Doublet of juncus and possibly junk.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
