单词 | oriole |
释义 | Word Frequency oriole(ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl) noun 1. any songbird of the mainly tropical Old World family Oriolidae, such as Oriolus oriolus (golden oriole), having a long pointed bill and a mostly yellow-and-black plumage 2. any American songbird of the family Icteridae, esp those of the genus Icterus, such as the Baltimore oriole, with a typical male plumage of black with either orange or yellow Word origin C18: from Medieval Latin oryolus, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus, from aurum gold |
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