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

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 Garnett, Constance

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 Merriam, Florence A.

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

These include the golden oriole, pied flycatcher, sand-grouse, dotterel, hoopoe, short-toed lark, moustached grass-warbler, and rose-coloured pastor.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various

The golden oriole with its bright yellow plumage whirrs as a flash of sunlight through the trees, and the birds at home are singing.

From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold