Definitions for Juncos

Juncos jun·co

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

Juncos is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 67 anagrams from letters in Juncos (cjnosu).

Definitions for Juncos

noun

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

Origin of Juncos

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

Examples for Juncos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for Juncos
Scrable

14

Words with friends

19

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