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Baltimore oriole

Bal·ti·more o·ri·ole (plural Bal·ti·more o·ri·oles)


noun 
Definition:
 
bright orange-and-black bird: a songbird, the male of which has a black head and upper body with an orange underside and tail. Native to: North America.  Latin name Icterus galbula.

[Late 17th century. After George Calvert, Lord Baltimore (1580?-1632), English proprietor of Maryland]
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