Meanings
nounkiskadee (plural kiskadees)
plural kiskadees
- 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
Origin
Onomatopoeia, from the bird's call.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan quiquiuè
- quiquiuèspecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
Dutch kiskadie
- kiskadiespecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
Esperanto pitango
- pitangospecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
French quiquivi
- quiquivispecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
German Schwefeltyrann
- Schwefeltyrannspecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
Polish bentewi
- bentewispecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
Portuguese bem-te-vi, kiskadi
- bem-te-vispecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
- kiskadispecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
- triste-vidaspecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
Spanish bienteveo
- bienteveospecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
Swedish bentevi, kiskadi
- bentevispecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
- kiskadispecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family
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APA
kiskadee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiskadee
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“kiskadee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiskadee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kiskadee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiskadee.
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