Main Entry:

jun·co

Pronunciation:

\ˈjəŋ-(ˌ)kō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural juncos or juncoes

Etymology:

New Latin, from Spanish, reed — more at jonquil

Date:

1887

: any of a genus (Junco of the family Emberizidae) of small widely distributed North American finches usually having a pink bill, ashy gray head and back, and conspicuous white lateral tail feathers