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GENUS JUNCO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Junco mean?
• GENUS JUNCO (noun)
The noun GENUS JUNCO has 1 sense:
1. American finches
Familiarity information: GENUS JUNCO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
American finches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Junco" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Junco"):
junco; snowbird (small North American finch seen chiefly in winter)
Holonyms ("genus Junco" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
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