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.

Definition of dickcissel in US English:

dickcissel

nounˈdikˌsisəl

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
- Henslow's sparrows were present in five of the six tracts and dickcissels present in all six.
- He's set up a network of 15 computerized monitoring stations that listen for dickcissels in flight.
- Birds that flock with the dickcissel or that feed in the same areas are also at risk.
- 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.

Origin

Late 19th century: imitative of its call.

单词	dickcissel
释义	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. Definition of dickcissel in US English: dickcissel nounˈdikˌsisəl 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 Henslow's sparrows were present in five of the six tracts and dickcissels present in all six. He's set up a network of 15 computerized monitoring stations that listen for dickcissels in flight. Birds that flock with the dickcissel or that feed in the same areas are also at risk. 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. Origin Late 19th century: imitative of its call.
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