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Bullock's oriole
[ bool-uhks ]
/ ˈbʊl əks /
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noun
a common oriole, Icterus galbula bullockii, of western North America: a subspecies of the northern oriole.
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Origin of Bullock's oriole
1855–60, Americanism; named after William Bullock, 19th-century English naturalist
Words nearby Bullock's oriole
bullnose, bull-nosed, bull-nosed bow, bullock, bullock's-heart, Bullock's oriole, bullocky, bull of the woods, bullous, bull pen, bullpout
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