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单词 dickcissel
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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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