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dickcissel

/dɪkˈsɪsəl/

dickcissel noun: the American black-throated bunting (Spiza americana).

dickcissel: the American black-throated bunting (Spiza americana)
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Noun

dickcissel (plural dickcissels)

  1. The American black-throated bunting (Spiza americana).
    • But it is as a destroyer of grasshoppers that the dickcissel excels.1901, Sylvester D. Judd, The Relation of Sparrows to Agriculture, page 91

Forms of dickcissel

pluraldickcissels

Origin of dickcissel

Said to be imitative of its call.

Questions about dickcissel

What does dickcissel mean?
Dickcissel means the American black-throated bunting (Spiza americana).
What part of speech is dickcissel?
Dickcissel is a noun.
How do you pronounce dickcissel?
Dickcissel is pronounced /dɪkˈsɪsəl/.
What is the plural of dickcissel?
The plural of dickcissel is dickcissels.

Words near dickcissel in the dictionary

  1. dickbutt
  2. dickbutts
  3. dickcel
  4. dickcheese
  5. dickcheeses
  6. dickcissel
  7. dickcissels
  8. dicked
  9. dicked about
  10. dicked around
  11. dicked down

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