junco

Noun

Meaning

Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or blue snowbird.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

snowbird dark-eyed junco finch fleck flake canna magpie bit debt chip slate snowflake bulrush tab fieldfare
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Hypernyms

finch

Hyponyms

dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis slate-colored junco

Related terms

juncaceous juncous

Phrases with the word

junco bird oregon junco oregon slate-colored junco oregon white-winged red-backed junco pink-sided junco pink-sided slate-colored cassiar junco

Examples

I also have White-Crowned Sparrows most days lately, and the occasional Dark-eyed Junco and American Tree Sparrow. Source: Internet

Over the years Del Junco has also developed more than 100 glazes that give the tiles a distinctively artistic look — and give their business a huge advantage in an increasingly competitive industry. Source: Internet

“I've found strikes at the YMCA since last October including a Tufted Titmouse, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Hermit Thrush, a Cedar Waxwing, and now a Cardinal,” Catlett said. Source: Internet

Wildlife in the high country tends to stay to itself, but we did see Stellar’s Jays, heard the call of the dark-eyed Junco, saw a scampering yellow-bellied marmot and found fresh footprints of a coyote near our campsite one morning. Source: Internet

“Other ones that folks might see are the dark-eyed junco; you’ll see those at your feeder, feeding on the ground a lot,” she said. Source: Internet

So glad a junco made an appearance! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

junciform juncite junckerite junco bird Junco hyemalis juncous