oriole
noun/ˈɔːriəʊl/
/ˈɔːriəʊl/
- a North American bird: the male is black and orange and the female is yellow-greenTopics Birdsc2
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- a European bird, the male of which is bright yellow with black wingsTopics Birdsc2
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from medieval Latin oriolus (in Old French oriol), from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus ‘golden’, from aurum ‘gold’.
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