oriole : Idioms & Phrases

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american oriole

  • noun American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
    American oriole; oriole.
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baltimore oriole

  • noun eastern subspecies of northern oriole
    hangbird; Baltimore bird; Icterus galbula galbula; firebird.
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Bal"ti*more bird`, Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole (Also<
  • Baltimore bird
  • Baltimore oriole
)
Definitions
  1. Zoöl.) A common American bird (Icterus galbula), named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin.
Webster 1913

bullock's oriole

  • noun western subspecies of northern oriole
    Icterus galbula bullockii.
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Crested oriole

  • . (Zoöl.) See Cassican.
Webster 1913

Golden oriole

  • noun bright yellow songbird with black wings
    Oriolus oriolus.
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  • . (Zoöl.) See Oriole.
Webster 1913

new world oriole

  • noun American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
    American oriole; oriole.
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northern oriole

  • noun a kind of New World oriole
    Icterus galbula.
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old world oriole

  • noun mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
    oriole.
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Orchard oriole

  • noun the male is chestnut-and-black
    Icterus spurius.
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  • (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole (Icterus spurius), which frequents orchards. It is smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.
Webster 1913