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golden oriole
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golden oriole
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European oriole, Oriolus oriolus, the male of which has a bright yellow head and body with black wings and tail
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Noun1.golden oriolegolden oriole - bright yellow songbird with black wings
Oriolus oriolus
Old World oriole, oriole - mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
genus Oriolus, Oriolus - type genus of the Oriolidae


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These books make ideal summer reading for many reasons; perhaps the mood in which they were written provides the first: "I was quite happy in my writing room, with golden orioles outside the window or nightingales, those overrated birds, and once to utter astonishment a wryneck within a hand's reach, intent upon its breakfast.
The Bird Catcher by Finn, Molly / Commonweal
These books make ideal summer reading for many reasons; perhaps the mood in which they were written provides the first: "I was quite happy in my writing room, with golden orioles outside the window or nightingales, those overrated birds, and once to utter astonishment a wryneck within a hand's reach, intent upon its breakfast.
Master and Commander by Finn, Molly / Commonweal
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