Oriole
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Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A player on the team Baltimore Orioles.
- He became an Oriole as the result of a pre-season trade.
oriole
nounalso spelled OrioleUK /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/ · US /ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/
Etymology A borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). Doublet of aureole. First use appears c. 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.
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Any of various colourful passerine birds, New World orioles of the genus Icterus (family Icteridae) and Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae.
- Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team.2019 October 10, Emily Holden, “Two-thirds of bird species in North America could vanish in climate crisis”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
66 terms
African golden oriole, Altamira oriole, Audubon's oriole, Bahama oriole, Baltimore oriole, bar-winged oriole, black-and-crimson oriole, black-backed oriole, black-cowled oriole, black-eared oriole, black-headed oriole, black-hooded oriole, black-naped oriole, black oriole, black-vented oriole, black-winged oriole, brown oriole, Bullock's oriole, crested oriole, Cuban oriole, dark-throated oriole, dusky-brown oriole, epaulet oriole, Ethiopian oriole, Eurasian golden oriole, golden oriole, green-headed oriole, green oriole, grey-collared oriole, Hispaniolan oriole, hooded oriole, Indian golden oriole, Isabela oriole, Jamaican oriole, maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii, Martinique oriole, Montserrat oriole, mountain oriole, New World oriole, northern oriole, ochre oriole, Old World oriole, olive-backed oriole, olive-brown oriole, orange-crowned oriole, orange oriole, orchard oriole, Philippine oriole, Puerto Rican oriole, Saint Lucia oriole, São Tomé oriole, Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum, Sennett's hooded oriole, Sennett's oriole, silver oriole, slender-billed oriole, spot-breasted oriole, streak-backed oriole, Tanimbar oriole, variable oriole, western oriole, white-edged oriole, white-lored oriole, yellow-backed oriole, yellow oriole, yellow-tailed oriole