NOUN | animal | oriole, Old World oriole | mostly tropical songbird |
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animal | oriole, New World oriole, American oriole | American songbird |
Sounds | ao'riyow.l | |
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Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... |
Meaning | Mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black. | |
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Synonym | Old World oriole | |
Member of | Oriolidae, family Oriolidae | Old World orioles |
Narrower | fig-bird | greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits |
golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus | bright yellow songbird with black wings | |
Broader | oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
Spanish | oropéndola | |
Catalan | Oriolidae, oriòlid |
Meaning | American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow. | |
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Synonyms | New World oriole, American oriole | |
Member of | Icteridae, family Icteridae | American orioles |
Narrower | New World blackbird, blackbird | Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black |
bobolink, ricebird, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus | migratory American songbird | |
cacique, cazique | black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics | |
meadowlark, lark | North American songbirds having a yellow breast | |
northern oriole, Icterus galbula | A kind of New World oriole | |
orchard oriole, Icterus spurius | The male is chestnut-and-black | |
Broader | oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
Spanish | ictérido | |
Catalan | ictèrid |
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