Phrase guide

zitting cisticola

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A passerine bird of species Cisticola juncidis, family Cisticolidae, distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

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History

Etymology

The syllable "zit" is imitative of its call.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: saltón — Cisticola juncidis
  • Catalan: trist — Cisticola juncidis
  • Catalan: brusac — Cisticola juncidis
  • Catalan: estaranyit — Cisticola juncidis
  • Cebuano: tiktikrubong — Cisticola juncidis
  • Czech: cistovník rákosníkový — Cisticola juncidis
  • Dutch: graszanger — Cisticola juncidis
  • Finnish: heinäkerttu — Cisticola juncidis
  • French: cysticole des joncs — Cisticola juncidis
  • German: Zistensänger — Cisticola juncidis
  • Italian: beccamoschino — Cisticola juncidis
  • Japanese: 雪加 (sekka) — Cisticola juncidis
  • Polish: chwastówka — Cisticola juncidis
  • Polish: chwastówka zwyczajna — Cisticola juncidis
  • Portuguese: fuinha-dos-juncos — Cisticola juncidis
  • Russian: веерохво́стая цистико́ла (vejeroxvóstaja cistikóla) — Cisticola juncidis
  • Swedish: grässångare — Cisticola juncidis