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