HyperDic: new_world_oriole

English > 1 sense of the expression New World oriole:
NOUNanimalNew World oriole, American oriole, orioleAmerican songbird
English > New World oriole: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAmerican songbird; male is black and orange or yellow.
SynonymsAmerican oriole, oriole
Member ofIcteridae, family IcteridaeAmerican orioles
NarrowerNew World blackbird, blackbirdAny bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
bobolink, ricebird, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorusmigratory American songbird
cacique, caziqueblack-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
meadowlark, larkNorth American songbirds having a yellow breast
northern oriole, Icterus galbulaA kind of New World oriole
orchard oriole, Icterus spuriusThe male is chestnut-and-black
Broaderoscine, oscine birdpasserine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Spanishictérido
Catalanictèrid

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