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kiskadee

kiskadee noun: either of two species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.

kiskadee: either of two species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
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Noun

kiskadee (plural kiskadees)

  1. Either of two species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.
    • They always come out after the storm and join the kiskadees, the best way of telling when the rain well and truly over.2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 104

Forms of kiskadee

pluralkiskadees

Origin of kiskadee

Onomatopoeia, from the bird's call.

Words formed from kiskadee

  • great kiskadee
  • lesser kiskadee

Questions about kiskadee

What does kiskadee mean?
Kiskadee means either of two species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.
What part of speech is kiskadee?
Kiskadee is a noun.
What is the plural of kiskadee?
The plural of kiskadee is kiskadees.

Words near kiskadee in the dictionary

  1. Kisiel
  2. Kisiels
  3. Kisiiland
  4. kisir
  5. Kiska
  6. kiskadee
  7. kiskadees
  8. Kiskatom
  9. kisky
  10. Kislev
  11. Kisling

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