kiskadee

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English

A great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus).
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Etymology

Onomatopoeia, from the bird's call.

Noun

kiskadee (plural kiskadees)

  1. Either of two species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.
    • 2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 104:
      They always come out after the storm and join the kiskadees, the best way of telling when the rain well and truly over.

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