oriole: Meaning and Definition of

o•ri•ole

Pronunciation: (ôr'ē-ōl", ōr'-), [key]
— n.
  1. any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Cf.
  2. any of several brightly colored passerine birds of the family Icteridae, of the New World. Cf.
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