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oriole [ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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 [from Medieval Latin oryolus, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus, from aurum gold] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Harling, and while I loosened the earth around the tree, she sat down on the steps and talked about the oriole family that had a nest in its branches. But to believe in the collar bone, in the full line and in the stars, is as ridiculous as to believe with the inhabitants of Grand-Cathay that the golden oriole turns into a mole, and that grains of wheat turn into fish of the carp species. Not even a lark or an oriole, those mild plantation birds, ever visited my clearing. |
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