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Definition: Oriolus galbula
Oriole
\O"ri*ole\, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for
l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr.
aurum gold. Cf.
Aureole,
Oriel,
Loriot.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of
the family
Oriolid[ae]. They are usually conspicuously
colored with yellow and black. The European or golden
oriole (
Oriolus galbula, or
Oriolus oriolus) has a
very musical flutelike note.
(b) In America, any one of several species of the genus
Icterus, belonging to the family
Icterid[ae]. See
Baltimore oriole, and
Orchard oriole, under
Orchard.
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Crested oriole. (Zo["o]l.) See
Cassican.
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