oriole

2 definitions found

oriole - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.] (Zool.)
     (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of
         the family Oriolidae. 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 Icteridae. See
         Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under
         Orchard.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Crested oriole. (Zool.) See Cassican.
        [1913 Webster]

oriole - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  oriole
      n 1: mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange
           and black [syn: Old World oriole, oriole]
      2: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [syn:
         New World oriole, American oriole, oriole]