Oriole Definition
ôrē-ōl
noun
Any of an Old World family (Oriolidae) of chiefly yellow-and-black passerine birds, including the golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Webster's New World
Any of a genus (Icterus, family Icteridae) of American passerine birds, including the Baltimore oriole, that have bright plumage of orange (or yellow) and black, and build hanging nests.
Webster's New World
(baseball) A player on the team Baltimore Orioles.
He became an Oriole as the result of a pre-season trade.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Old World oriole
- American oriole
- New World oriole
Other Word Forms of Oriole
Noun
Singular:
oriole
Plural:
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