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See also: Oriole
English
Etymology
A borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). First use appears c. 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/
- Homophone: aureole
Noun
oriole (plural orioles)
- Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.
- 2019 October 10, Emily Holden, “Two-thirds of bird species in North America could vanish in climate crisis”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team.
Derived terms
- African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus)
- Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis)
- Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacauda)
- Bahama oriole (Icterus northropi)
- Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
- bar-winged oriole (Icterus maculialatus)
- black-and-crimson oriole (Oriolus cruentus)
- black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei)
- black-cowled oriole (Icterus prosthemelas)
- black-eared oriole (Oriolus bouroensis)
- black-headed oriole (Icterus graduacauda)
- black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus)
- black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
- black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
- black oriole (Oriolus hosii)
- black-vented oriole (Icterus wagleri)
- black-winged oriole (Oriolus nigripennis)
- brown oriole (Oriolus szalayi)
- Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii)
- crested oriole (Psarocolius decumanus)
- Cuban oriole (Icterus melanopsis)
- dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)
- dusky-brown oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus)
- epaulet oriole (Icterus cayanensis)
- Ethiopian oriole (Oriolus monacha)
- Eurasian golden oriole, golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
- green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)
- green oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus)
- grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni)
- Hispaniolan oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
- hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
- Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae)
- Jamaican oriole (Icterus leucopteryx)
- maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii
- Martinique oriole (Icterus bonana)
- Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi)
- mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali)
- northern oriole (Icterus galbula)
- ochre oriole (Icterus fuertesi)
- Old World oriole (Oriolidae spp.)
- olive-backed oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
- olive-brown oriole (Oriolus melanotis)
- orange-crowned oriole (Icterus auricapillus)
- orange oriole (Icterus auratus)
- orchard oriole (Icterus spurius)
- Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii)
- Puerto Rican oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
- Saint Lucia oriole (Icterus laudabilis)
- São Tomé oriole (Oriolus crassirostris)
- Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum
- silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus)
- slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
- spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
- streak-backed oriole (Icterus pustulatus)
- Tanimbar oriole (Oriolus decipiens)
- variable oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus)
- western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus)
- white-edged oriole (Icterus graceannae)
- white-lored oriole (Oriolus albiloris)
- yellow-backed oriole (Icterus chrysater)
- yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
- yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas)
Related terms
Translations
any of the various colourful passerine birds
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Further reading
Old World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Spanish
Noun
oriole m (plural orioles)
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