Baltimore oriole

noun

1. an oriole, Icterus galbula galbula, of eastern North America: a subspecies of the northern oriole.

Baltimore oriole

noun

1. a North American oriole, Icterus galbula , the male of which has orange and black plumage

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baltimore oriole¹

1800–10; earlier Baltimore (bird); so named because the black and orange of the male were the colors of Lord Baltimore 's livery

Example Sentences

They go to northern and high places to hide their homes, putting them as far out of reach as does the Baltimore Oriole.

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This is a smaller, more slender bird than the Baltimore Oriole, and the female is less orange.

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The Baltimore Oriole suspended its beautiful hanging nest from a high horizontal branch of a Walnut tree.

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The nest of the Baltimore Oriole forms a perfect family pouch, which it suspends from the upper branches of a shrub or tree.

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