golden oriole

American  

noun

1. an Old World oriole, Oriolus oriolus, the male of which is bright yellow with black wings.

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golden oriole British  

noun

1. a European oriole, Oriolus oriolus, the male of which has a bright yellow head and body with black wings and tail

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Etymology

Origin of golden oriole

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

From the convent garden came the melting lilt of the golden oriole.

From The Grey Cloak by Peirce, Thomas Mitchell

Sweetly sang the golden oriole in the neighbouring beech forest.

From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix

Squirrels barked at us from the trees; coveys of young partridges ran rustling over the leaves below, and the golden oriole, the blue jay, and the flaming red-bird darted among the shadowy branches.

From The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life by Parkman, Francis

The grass was a tapestry of flowers, and tits and warblers and the golden oriole were making music in the woods.

From Now It Can Be Told by Gibbs, Philip

Yell′ow-bird, one of various birds of a yellow colour—the golden oriole, summer-warbler, &c.;

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various