Meanings
nounzitting cisticola (plural zitting cisticolas)
plural zitting cisticolas
- A passerine bird of species Cisticola juncidis, family Cisticolidae, distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.
Synonyms: fan-tailed warbler, streaked fantail warbler
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA passerine bird of species Cisticola juncidis, family Cisticolidae, distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.
Origin
The syllable "zit" is imitative of its call.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan trist, brusac
- tristCisticola juncidis
- brusacCisticola juncidis
- estaranyitCisticola juncidis
Czech cistovník rákosníkový
- cistovník rákosníkovýCisticola juncidis
Dutch graszanger
- graszangerCisticola juncidis
Finnish heinäkerttu
- heinäkerttuCisticola juncidis
French cysticole des joncs
- cysticole des joncsCisticola juncidis
German Zistensänger
- ZistensängerCisticola juncidis
Italian beccamoschino
- beccamoschinoCisticola juncidis
Japanese 雪加
- 雪加 (sekka)Cisticola juncidis
Polish chwastówka, chwastówka zwyczajna
- chwastówkaCisticola juncidis
- chwastówka zwyczajnaCisticola juncidis
Portuguese fuinha-dos-juncos
- fuinha-dos-juncosCisticola juncidis
Russian веерохво́стая цистико́ла
- веерохво́стая цистико́ла (vejeroxvóstaja cistikóla)Cisticola juncidis
Swedish grässångare
- grässångareCisticola juncidis
Cite this entry
APA
zitting cisticola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zitting%20cisticola
MLA
“zitting cisticola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zitting%20cisticola. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zitting cisticola,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zitting%20cisticola.
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