Baltimore oriole
noun
an oriole, Icterus galbula galbula, of eastern North America: a subspecies of the northern oriole.
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Origin of Baltimore oriole
1800–10; earlier Baltimore (bird); so named because the black and orange of the male were the colors of Lord Baltimore's livery
Words nearby Baltimore oriole
Baltimore, Baltimore Canyon, Baltimore chop, Baltimore clipper, Baltimore heater, Baltimore oriole, Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavonic, Baluch, Baluchi, Baluchistan
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British Dictionary definitions for Baltimore oriole
Baltimore oriole
noun
a North American oriole, Icterus galbula, the male of which has orange and black plumage
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