Definition of Baltimore oriole

1. Noun. Eastern subspecies of northern oriole.


Medical Definition of Baltimore oriole

1. A common American bird (Icterus galbula), named after Lord Baltimore, because its colours (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms. Synonym: golden robin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baltimore Oriole

balsamico
balsamiferous
balsamine
balsaming
balsamous
balsamroot
balsamroots
balsams
balsamy
balsas
balsero
balseros
balter
balti house
baltic states
baltimore oriole (current term)
baltis
balu
baluba
balubas
balun
baluns
balus
baluster
balusterlike
balusters
balustrade
balustraded
balustrades

Literary usage of Baltimore oriole

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

1. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"From the "American Natural History" THE baltimore oriole The Deadly Enemy of the Cotton-Boll Weevil ..."

2. American Ornithology, Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington (1831)
"Catesby's baltimore oriole. /Male-Md* Baltimore. I female—Not mentioned. Spurious Baltimore of ditto. ..."

3. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"baltimore oriole. Adult Male. From Yearbook of US Department of Agriculture, 1895. This is a common visitor to the greater part of the Lower Peninsula, ..."

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