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oriole

o·ri·ole [ áwree l ] (plural o·ri·oles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. N American songbird: an orange and black songbird. Native to: North America.  Family Icteridae.
See also  Baltimore oriole


2. songbird of forests: a songbird with bold black and yellow markings. Native to: forests of Europe, Asia, Africa.  Family Oriolidae.

[Late 18th century. Via medieval Latin oriolus< Latin aureolus< aurum "gold"]
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