oriole

Noun

Meaning

Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note.

In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridae. See Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under Orchard.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Old World oriole New World oriole golden oriole American oriole icterid canary bullock firebird lark brown thrush hornbill bulbul color cuckoo
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Hypernyms

oscine oscine bird

Hyponyms

blackbird lark meadowlark cacique bobolink ricebird

Phrases with the word

black-vented oriole Audubon's oriole black-naped oriole hooded oriole African golden oriole Altamira oriole

Anagrams

roolie

Examples

Put out the lights now! Look at the Tree, the rough tree dazzled In oriole plumes of flame, Tinselled with twinkling frost fire, tasselled With stars and moons. Cecil Day Lewis

I hate the cursed Oriole fundamentals... I've been doing them since 1964. I do them in my sleep. I hate spring training. Jim Palmer

Blue joined Boomer of the Indiana Pacers, The Oriole Bird of the Baltimore Orioles and Youppi! of the Montreal Canadiens in this year’s class, inducted last month. Source: Internet

An almost insignificant game, probably only a few weeks into the regular season, in front of “maybe a couple thousand hearty Oriole fans,” said Thompson. Source: Internet

Although it opened to the public in 1992, Oriole Park at Camden Yards was designed as a "retro-classic ballpark." Source: Internet

Nicholas Weidman sold property at 287 Oriole Drive to Rachel Hughes for $200,100. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Orinoco saltator Orinoco softtail oriol oriole whistler Orioles oriolid