Definition of dickcissel in English:
 dickcissel
nounˈdɪksɪs(ə)ldɪkˈsɪs(ə)lˈdikˌsisəl
A North American songbird related to the cardinals, with a black and white throat and bright yellow breast.
Spiza americana, family Emberizidae (subfamily Cardinalinae)
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Grasslands and prairies support a number of polygynous species as well, including meadowlarks, bobolinks, dickcissels, lark buntings, and great-tailed grackles.
 -  The dickcissel is a wanderer, appearing in large numbers at a breeding ground one year and totally absent the next.
 -  He's set up a network of 15 computerized monitoring stations that listen for dickcissels in flight.
 -  Henslow's sparrows were present in five of the six tracts and dickcissels present in all six.
 -  Birds that flock with the dickcissel or that feed in the same areas are also at risk.
 
Origin
  
Late 19th century: imitative of its call.