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dickcissel

noun dick·cis·sel \dik-ˈsi-səl, ˈdik-ˌ\

Definition of DICKCISSEL

:  a common migratory black-throated finch (Spiza americana of the family Cardinalidae) of the central United States
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Origin of DICKCISSEL

imitative
First Known Use: 1886

Rhymes with DICKCISSEL

abyssal, bull thistle, cruise missile, dismissal, epistle, globe thistle, musk thistle, star thistle, wolf whistle

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