1. plural of dickcissel; small songbirds of the bunting family found in North America, resembling house sparrows with black and red markings on the male
Usage: ornithology; plural form

Examples

• The dickcissels migrated south for the winter.
• Birdwatchers spotted a flock of dickcissels in the grassland.
• Male dickcissels are easily identified by their distinctive red breast patch.
• Dickcissels often nest in weedy fields and prairies.
• The song of dickcissels resembles that of house sparrows.