oriole

Definition of Oriole in English :

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Noun

1. old world oriole, oriole

mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black

old world oriole

2. american oriole, new world oriole, oriole

American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oriole

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noun

1.

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

2.

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

Oriole

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noun

1.

any of an Old World family (Oriolidae) of chiefly yellow-and-black passerine birds, including the golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

2.

any of a genus (Icterus, family Icteridae) of American passerine birds, including the Baltimore oriole, that have bright plumage of orange (or yellow) and black, and build hanging nests

Oriole

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n.

1. Any of various Eurasian, African, or Australian birds of the family Oriolidae, the males of which often have black and bright yellow or green plumage.

2. Any of various similar birds of the family Icteridae found throughout the Americas, the males of which have primarily black and yellow or orange plumage.

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