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| o·ri·ole [ áwree l ] (plural o·ri·oles) |
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1. N American songbird: an orange and black songbird. Native to: North America. Family Icteridae.
See also Baltimore oriole
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2. songbird of forests: a songbird with bold black and yellow markings. Native to: forests of Europe, Asia, Africa. Family Oriolidae.
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| [Late 18th century. Via medieval Latin oriolus< Latin aureolus< aurum "gold"] |
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