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oriole
[ awr-ee-ohl, ohr- ]
noun
- any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.
- any of several brightly colored passerine birds of the family Icteridae, of the New World.
oriole
/ ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl /
noun
- any songbird of the mainly tropical Old World family Oriolidae, such as Oriolus oriolus ( golden oriole ), having a long pointed bill and a mostly yellow-and-black plumage
- any American songbird of the family Icteridae, esp those of the genus Icterus, such as the Baltimore oriole, with a typical male plumage of black with either orange or yellow
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oriole1
C18: from Medieval Latin oryolus, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus, from aurum gold
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