Oriole
//ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various colourful passerine birds, New World orioles of the genus Icterus (family Icteridae) and Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae.
"Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team."
- 2 A player on the team Baltimore Orioles.
"He became an Oriole as the result of a pre-season trade."
- 3 American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow wordnet
- 4 mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black wordnet
Example
More examples"Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team."
Etymology
A borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). Doublet of aureole. First use appears c. 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.
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