oriole

[ awr-ee-ohl, ohr- ]

/ ˈɔr iˌoʊl, ˈoʊr- /

noun

any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.Compare golden oriole.

any of several brightly colored passerine birds of the family Icteridae, of the New World.

Compare northern oriole, orchard oriole.

Origin of oriole

1770–80; <French oriol,Old French <Medieval Latin oriolus, variant of Latin aureolus golden, equivalent to aure(us) golden (derivative of aurum gold) + -olus-ole¹

Words nearby oriole

orinasal, Orinase, Orinda, O-ring, Orinoco, oriole, Orion, Orionids, Orion Nebula, orisha, Oriskany

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Example sentences from the Web for oriole

The next day, he spent the morning at Memorial Stadium pouring cokes at an Oriole party for a hundred poor children.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our oriole is an insectivorous bird, but in some localities it is very destructive in the August vineyards.
Ways of Nature|John Burroughs
That bird is an oriole—the orange oriole; and there is another, the yellow oriole.
Nat the Naturalist|G. Manville Fenn
The music rolled along like a sparkling river in sweet accompaniment with the oriole's leading violin.
Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales|Robert L. Taylor

He could color an oriole, but not the corolla of this queen of the woods.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various
If a man were ordered to erect a cradle up in a tree, he would, I imagine, construct it precisely as the oriole does its nest.
Birds of the Plains|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for oriole

oriole

/ (ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl) /

noun

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

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 for oriole

C18: from Medieval Latin oryolus, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus, from aurum gold

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单词	oriole
释义	oriole [ awr-ee-ohl, ohr- ] / ˈɔr iˌoʊl, ˈoʊr- / noun any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.Compare golden oriole. any of several brightly colored passerine birds of the family Icteridae, of the New World. Compare northern oriole, orchard oriole. Origin of oriole 1770–80; <French oriol,Old French <Medieval Latin oriolus, variant of Latin aureolus golden, equivalent to aure(us) golden (derivative of aurum gold) + -olus-ole¹ Words nearby oriole orinasal, Orinase, Orinda, O-ring, Orinoco, oriole, Orion, Orionids, Orion Nebula, orisha, Oriskany Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oriole The next day, he spent the morning at Memorial Stadium pouring cokes at an Oriole party for a hundred poor children. Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up\|Tom Boswell\|September 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Our oriole is an insectivorous bird, but in some localities it is very destructive in the August vineyards. Ways of Nature\|John Burroughs That bird is an oriole—the orange oriole; and there is another, the yellow oriole. Nat the Naturalist\|G. Manville Fenn The music rolled along like a sparkling river in sweet accompaniment with the oriole's leading violin. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales\|Robert L. Taylor He could color an oriole, but not the corolla of this queen of the woods. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885\|Various If a man were ordered to erect a cradle up in a tree, he would, I imagine, construct it precisely as the oriole does its nest. Birds of the Plains\|Douglas Dewar British Dictionary definitions for oriole oriole / (ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl) / noun 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 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 for oriole C18: from Medieval Latin oryolus, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus, from aurum gold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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