oriole

See also: Oriole

English

An oriole (Oriolidae).

Etymology

1768; a borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (golden).

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Noun

oriole (plural orioles)

  1. Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.

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