oriole
See also: Oriole
English
editEtymology
editA borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). First use appears c. 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/
- Homophone: aureole
Noun
editoriole (plural orioles)
- Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.
- 2019 October 10, Emily Holden, “Two-thirds of bird species in North America could vanish in climate crisis”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team.
Derived terms
edit- African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus)
- Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis)
- Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacauda)
- Bahama oriole (Icterus northropi)
- Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
- bar-winged oriole (Icterus maculialatus)
- black-and-crimson oriole (Oriolus cruentus)
- black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei)
- black-cowled oriole (Icterus prosthemelas)
- black-eared oriole (Oriolus bouroensis)
- black-headed oriole (Icterus graduacauda)
- black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus)
- black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
- black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
- black oriole (Oriolus hosii)
- black-vented oriole (Icterus wagleri)
- black-winged oriole (Oriolus nigripennis)
- brown oriole (Oriolus szalayi)
- Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii)
- crested oriole (Psarocolius decumanus)
- Cuban oriole (Icterus melanopsis)
- dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)
- dusky-brown oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus)
- epaulet oriole (Icterus cayanensis)
- Ethiopian oriole (Oriolus monacha)
- Eurasian golden oriole, golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
- green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)
- green oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus)
- grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni)
- Hispaniolan oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
- hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
- Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae)
- Jamaican oriole (Icterus leucopteryx)
- maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii
- Martinique oriole (Icterus bonana)
- Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi)
- mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali)
- northern oriole (Icterus galbula)
- ochre oriole (Icterus fuertesi)
- Old World oriole (Oriolidae spp.)
- olive-backed oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
- olive-brown oriole (Oriolus melanotis)
- orange-crowned oriole (Icterus auricapillus)
- orange oriole (Icterus auratus)
- orchard oriole (Icterus spurius)
- Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii)
- Puerto Rican oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
- Saint Lucia oriole (Icterus laudabilis)
- São Tomé oriole (Oriolus crassirostris)
- Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum
- silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus)
- slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
- spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
- streak-backed oriole (Icterus pustulatus)
- Tanimbar oriole (Oriolus decipiens)
- variable oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus)
- western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus)
- white-edged oriole (Icterus graceannae)
- white-lored oriole (Oriolus albiloris)
- yellow-backed oriole (Icterus chrysater)
- yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
- yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas)
Related terms
editTranslations
editany of the various colourful passerine birds
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Further reading
edit- Old World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- New World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editSpanish
editNoun
editoriole m (plural orioles)
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