Definitions for Junco

Junco jun·co

Spelling: [juhng-koh]
IPA: /ˈdʒʌŋ koʊ/

Junco is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 33 anagrams from letters in Junco (cjnou).

Definitions for Junco

noun

  1. any of several small North American finches of the genus Junco.

Origin of Junco

1700-10; Spanish: rush, bird found in rush beds Latin juncus rush

Examples for Junco

A nest of the junco was found on the rafters of a barn in Connecticut.

"They haven't any big animals here," said the junco to the Snow Bunting.

Its nesting habits and eggs do not differ from those of the Pink-sided junco.

It reminds one of the North-American species of junco in its coloration.

Similar to the Pink-sided junco but duller colored; eggs probably the same.

Resembles the Pink-sided junco but is smaller, darker and duller colored.

The junco neighborhood was a populous part of our calling district.

In the afternoon he came upon a dead bird,—apparently a junco,—which he ate.

From that time until April the junco is of our commonest birds.

It recalls that of the junco and the social sparrow or chippy.

Word Value for Junco
Scrable

14

Words with friends

19

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