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Definitions for Oriole
[1] any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.
[2] any of several brightly colored passerine birds of the family Icteridae, of the New World.
[3] any songbird of the mainly tropical Old World family Oriolidae, such as Oriolus oriolus (golden oriole ), having a long pointed bill and a mostly yellow-and-black plumage
[4] any American songbird of the family Icteridae, esp those of the genus Icterus, such as the Baltimore oriole, with a typical male plumage of black with either orange or yellow
Words nearby Oriole
orihou, orillia, orinasal, orinda, orinoco, oriole, orion, orion nebula, orionids, orisha, oriskany
Origin of Oriole
1770–80; < French oriol, Old French < Medieval Latin oriolus, variant of Latin aureolus golden, equivalent to aure(us ) golden (derivative of aurum gold) + -olus -ole1
Word origin for Oriole
C18: from Medieval Latin oryolus, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus, from aurum gold