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

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golden oriole

A Louisiana tanager in his coat of many colors stopped one day, and another time, when looking up for dull green vireos, my eye was startled by a flaming golden oriole.

From A-Birding on a Bronco by Florence A. Merriam

I love the golden oriole," says Eleanor, "they look like a flash of sunlight.

From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Harold Piffard

From the old orchard on the right came the faint, reluctant note of the golden oriole, who must have been old too.

From The Darling and Other Stories by Constance Garnett

The fire-flashing scarlet tanager and the humming-bird, the yellow-bird, blue-bird, and golden oriole, are now almost forgotten, or unknown to city children. 

From The Gypsies by Charles Godfrey Leland

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

From The Grey Cloak by Thomas Mitchell Peirce