n.
Pronunciation: dik- ' si-s ə l, ' dik- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: imitative
Date: 1886
: a common migratory black-throated finch ( Spiza americana of the family Cardinalidae) of the central U.S.
dickcissel
n.
Pronunciation: dik- ' si-s ə l, ' dik- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: imitative
Date: 1886
: a common migratory black-throated finch ( Spiza americana of the family Cardinalidae) of the central U.S.
dickcissel
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012