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Definition of Oriole
1. Noun. Mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black.
Generic synonyms: Oscine, Oscine Bird
Group relationships: Family Oriolidae, Oriolidae
Specialized synonyms: Golden Oriole, Oriolus Oriolus, Fig-bird
2. Noun. American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow.
Generic synonyms: Oscine, Oscine Bird
Group relationships: Family Icteridae, Icteridae
Specialized synonyms: Icterus Galbula, Northern Oriole, Icterus Spurius, Orchard Oriole, Lark, Meadowlark, Cacique, Cazique, Bobolink, Dolichonyx Oryzivorus, Reedbird, Ricebird, Blackbird, New World Blackbird
Definition of Oriole
1. n. Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidæ. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note.
Definition of Oriole
1. Proper noun. (baseball) A player on the team Baltimore Orioles. ¹
2. Noun. Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family ''Icteridae'' and the Old World orioles from the family ''Oriolidae''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oriole
1. an American songbird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oriole
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oriole
Literary usage of Oriole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"The first method of oriole 2 was to stand on the lower string and strike the one
... Several times oriole i was chased away just as he was on the point of ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1891)
"Marsh, who is living near San Diego, a fine adult male Scott's oriole (icterus
... The occurrence of this oriole in Lower California has been noted by ..."
3. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"Sometimes the oriole "For the summer voyage his hammock swings" in a sapling,
... Dr. Detwiler had a pet oriole which built her nest of his hair which she ..."
4. The New England Magazine by Making of America Project (1886)
"She slipped her hand into his proffered arm, and went on demurely in the drenched
procession. END. THE oriole. BY CLINTON SCOLLARD. ..."
5. Poems by Walter Malone (1904)
"THE oriole. I In the splendor of your sable and your orange plumes, Come from
tropic lands of fire In your royal, rich attire, oriole, swift oriole, ..."
6. Poems by Walter Malone (1904)
"THE oriole. I In the splendor of your sable and your orange plumes, Come from
tropic lands of fire In your royal, rich attire, oriole, swift oriole, ..."
7. Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1866)
"... and habits—The BALTIMORE oriole—Reason for its name—Its beautiful nest, and
curious choice of materials—Familiarity of the Baltimore oriole—The ORCHARD ..."
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