dickcissel

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/dɪkˈsɪsəl//ˈdɪkˌsɪsəl/

noun

The American black-throated bunting (Spiza americana).

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Meanings

noundickcissel (plural dickcissels)

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

Origin

Said to be imitative of its call.

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APA

dickcissel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickcissel

MLA

“dickcissel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickcissel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dickcissel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickcissel.

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