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dickcissel

/dik-sis-uhl/US // dɪkˈsɪs əl //

迪克西索,迪克西赛尔,迪克西塞尔,迪克西索尔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a bunting, Spiza americana, of the eastern and central U.S., having a brownish back streaked with black and a yellowish breast and in the male a black patch on the throat.

Examples

  • The opening syllabication is like dickcissel's; then follows a trill of no specially definable character.

  • Still the dickcissel, the lark sparrow and the indigo bunting continued their trio.

  • On the other hand, the only typical prairie bird that breeds on the Reservation is the dickcissel (Spiza americana).

  • The Dickcissel, Spiza americana, possesses certain features which merit special discussion.