baltimore bird

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baltimore bird - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\, Baltimore oriole
  \Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole\ (Zool.)
     A common bird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central
     America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its
     colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of
     arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the
     American tropics.
     [1913 Webster]

baltimore bird - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Baltimore bird
      n 1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: Baltimore oriole
           , Baltimore bird, hangbird, firebird, Icterus galbula galbula
           ]