Found 1 hit - Term: crested oriole, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
oriole \o"riole\, 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
see also:
aureole oriel loriot oriolidae oriolus galbula oriolus oriolus
icterus icteridae baltimore oriole orchard oriole orchard
crested oriole cassican
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