Definitions for dickcissel

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dickcissel dick·cis·sel

Spelling: [dik-sis-uh l]

IPA: /dɪkˈsɪs əl/

Dickcissel is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 256 anagrams from letters in dickcissel (ccdeiiklss).

Definitions for dickcissel

noun

1. a bunting, Spiza americana, of the eastern and central U.S., having a brownish back streaked with black and a yellowish breast and in the male a black patch on the throat.

Origin of dickcissel

First recorded in 1885-90; said to be imitative of its call

Examples for dickcissel

The dickcissel, Spiza americana, possesses certain features which merit special discussion.

On the other hand, the only typical prairie bird that breeds on the Reservation is the dickcissel (Spiza americana).

The opening syllabication is like dickcissel's; then follows a trill of no specially definable character.

Still the dickcissel, the lark sparrow and the indigo bunting continued their trio.