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Definition of oriole in English: oriolenoun ˈɔːrɪəlˈɔːrɪəʊlˈɔriˌoʊl 1A tree-dwelling Old World bird of which the male typically has bright yellow and black plumage. Family Oriolidae and genus Oriolus: many species, including the golden oriole Example sentencesExamples - First up was a bright yellow, black headed oriole which was given a new ring, as it had none.
- Despite brilliant colouring, orioles are often difficult to see slipping through the foliage where sun, shade and trembling leaves create a broken pattern of black and yellow - perfect for hiding from prying eyes.
- Shade plantations also provide homes to seasonal migrants like warblers, orioles, tanagers, and hummingbirds.
- If you want to lure woodpeckers, hummingbirds, or orioles to your yard, invest in specialized feeders.
- The buntings, orioles, hummingbirds, and many other warblers have yet to arrive.
2A New World bird of the American blackbird family, with black and orange or yellow plumage. 拟鹂 Genus Icterus, family Icteridae (sometimes called the American oriole family): many species Example sentencesExamples - Although I have tried every year to attract orioles to orange halves placed in a container meant just for that purpose, I've not met with success.
- The oriole families then commence the perilous journey to tropical Africa running the gauntlet of the trappers en route.
- Omland, Lanyon, and Fritz also found that it was important to sample more than one individual to accurately infer species relationships in New World orioles.
- I see evidence of nesting by fox squirrels, blue jays, American robins, and Baltimore orioles.
- I can't prove it, but I presume that this is the same family of hooded orioles that visits our neighborhood each year.
OriginLate 18th century: from medieval Latin oriolus (in Old French oriol), from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus 'golden', from aurum 'gold'. Definition of oriole in US English: oriolenounˈɔriˌoʊlˈôrēˌōl 1An Old World bird related to the starlings that feeds on fruit and insects, the male typically having bright yellow and black plumage. 金黄鹂 Family Oriolidae and genus Oriolus: many species, including the golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Example sentencesExamples - Shade plantations also provide homes to seasonal migrants like warblers, orioles, tanagers, and hummingbirds.
- First up was a bright yellow, black headed oriole which was given a new ring, as it had none.
- If you want to lure woodpeckers, hummingbirds, or orioles to your yard, invest in specialized feeders.
- Despite brilliant colouring, orioles are often difficult to see slipping through the foliage where sun, shade and trembling leaves create a broken pattern of black and yellow - perfect for hiding from prying eyes.
- The buntings, orioles, hummingbirds, and many other warblers have yet to arrive.
2A New World bird of the American blackbird family, with black and orange or yellow plumage. 拟鹂 Genus Icterus, family Icteridae (sometimes called the American oriole family): many species, including the Baltimore oriole Example sentencesExamples - Although I have tried every year to attract orioles to orange halves placed in a container meant just for that purpose, I've not met with success.
- I see evidence of nesting by fox squirrels, blue jays, American robins, and Baltimore orioles.
- The oriole families then commence the perilous journey to tropical Africa running the gauntlet of the trappers en route.
- I can't prove it, but I presume that this is the same family of hooded orioles that visits our neighborhood each year.
- Omland, Lanyon, and Fritz also found that it was important to sample more than one individual to accurately infer species relationships in New World orioles.
OriginLate 18th century: from medieval Latin oriolus (in Old French oriol), from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus ‘golden’, from aurum ‘gold’. |