golden oriole

noun

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

golden oriole

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of golden oriole¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

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

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

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He has not the beautiful note of the golden oriole, nor such striking plumage.

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The first golden oriole appeared on the 26th—exactly the same date as that on which it appeared last year.

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It was hung from a fork of a branch, "like the nest of a golden Oriole."

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