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Definition of Oriolus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Oriolidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Oriolidae, Oriolidae
Member holonyms: Golden Oriole, Oriolus Oriolus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oriolus
Literary usage of Oriolus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"I can find no character sufficient to warrant removing from the Thrushes oriolus,
Lin. Or the Orioles, whose beak, similar to that of the Thrushes, ..."
2. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1893)
"It has rather a pretty whistle, and by imitating its note it is possible to decoy
it quite close to one. 61. oriolus HOSII. ..."
3. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1877)
"The following species are unknown to me. 1. oriolus ... Philippine Islands (Capt.
Hay}. p. 293. 2. oriolus AFFINIS. oriolus affinis ..."
4. The Zoological Miscellany: Being Descriptions of New Or Interesting Animals by William Elford Leach (1814)
"... give the leading marks of distinction, taken from two specimens in Mr.
Bullock's Museum. oriolus XANTHORNUS, O. flavus, facie ante oculos gula pectore ..."
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