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| oriolus oriolus
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oriole
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oriole has 2 senses
- oriole(n = noun.animal) old world oriole - mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black; Array is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
- oriole(n = noun.animal) american oriole, new world oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow; Array is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
is a member of family oriolidae, oriolidae
has particulars: golden oriole, oriolus oriolus, fig-bird
is a member of family icteridae, icteridae
has particulars: icterus galbula, northern oriole, icterus spurius, orchard oriole, lark, meadowlark, cacique, cazique, bobolink, dolichonyx oryzivorus, reedbird, ricebird, blackbird, new world blackbird
CIDE DICTIONARY
oriole, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr. aurum gold. Cf. Aureole, Oriel, Loriot.].
Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidæ . They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula , or Oriolus oriolus ) has a very musical flutelike note. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oriole, n.
1 any Old World bird of the genus Oriolus, many of which have brightly coloured plumage (see golden oriole).
2 any New World bird of the genus Icterus, with similar coloration.
1 any Old World bird of the genus Oriolus, many of which have brightly coloured plumage (see golden oriole).
2 any New World bird of the genus Icterus, with similar coloration.
Etymology
med.L oriolus f. OF oriol f. L aureolus dimin. of aureus golden f. aurum gold
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