junco
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junco /ˈdʒʌŋkəʊ/
▶noun (pl. juncos or juncoes) a North American songbird related to the buntings, with largely grey and brown plumage. [Genus Junco: several species.]
– origin C18 (orig. ‘reed bunting’): from Sp., from L. juncus ‘rush, reed’.
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