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oropendola

o·ro·pen·do·la [ àwrə pénd'lə ] (plural o·ro·pen·do·las)


noun 
Definition:
 
bird that weaves hanging nest: a bird with black or greenish feathers and a yellow beak that nests in colonies of long bag-shaped woven nests. Native to: Central and South America.  Family Icteridae.

[Late 19th century. < Spanish oropéndola "golden oriole" < or "gold" + variant of péñola "feather"]
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