Definition of Oriolus oriolus

1. Noun. Bright yellow songbird with black wings.

Exact synonyms: Golden Oriole
Generic synonyms: Old World Oriole, Oriole
Group relationships: Genus Oriolus, Oriolus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oriolus Oriolus

Origanum vulgare
Origen
Origenism
Origenist
Origenists
Orimulsion
Orimulsions
Orin
Orinase
Orinoco
Orinoco River
Oriole
Orioles
Oriolidae
Oriolus
Oriolus oriolus (current term)
Orion
Orion's Belt
Orion Nebula
Orissa
Oristano
Orites
Orites excelsa
Oriya
Oriyas
Orizaba
Orkhomenos
Orkney
Orkney Islands
Orkneyan

Literary usage of Oriolus oriolus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... Oriolus oriolus), somewhat larger than the Baltimore oriole, and equally brilliant. The song is marvelously rich and tlute- like, but very short. ..."

2. A General History of the County of Norfolk: Intended to Convey All the edited by John] [Chambers (1829)
"Oriolus. Oriolus Galbula—Golden Oriole. I have three specimens of this bird, killed in different parts of this county; and recently a fine specimen was shot ..."

3. Animal Memoirs by Samuel Lockwood (1888)
"The name of the distinguished foreigner is Oriolus oriolus, the very tautology signifying the right of the bird to be regarded as the true oriole. ..."

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