dick|cis|sel

dick|cis|sel
dick|cis|sel «dihk SIHS uhl», noun.
finch common in the grasslands of central United States, the male of which has a yellow breast and black crescent on the throat.
[American English; supposedly imitative]

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  • dick — dick·cis·sel; dick·ens; dick·in·son·ite; dick·ite; dick·so·nia; dick; nid·dick; tad·dick; tod·dick; dick·en·si·an; dick·er; dick·ey; ben·e·dick; dick·so·ni·oid; …   English syllables

  • sel — an·gus·ti·sel·late; an·sel·mi·an; ba·sel; ba·sel·la; bes·sel; bi·sel·li·um; bo·sel·a·phus; bring·sel; cal·a·bra·sel·la; cap·sel·la; car·rou·sel; cas·sel; cas·sel·mann s; ches·sel; chlam·y·do·sel·a·chus; chrem·sel; clad·o·sel·a·che; coun·sel·able; …   English syllables

  • dickcissel — dick·cis·sel …   English syllables

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  • Dickcissel — Dick*cis sel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The American black throated bunting ({Spiza Americana}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spiza Americana — Dickcissel Dick*cis sel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The American black throated bunting ({Spiza Americana}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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