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 Constance Garnett

The plumage of the golden oriole is certainly sumptuous, and brilliant sunshine has, of course, the effect of showing off colour to the best advantage.

From India and the Indians by Edward Fenton Elwin

He offered to dig up a tarantula's nest for her and to catch and tame for her pleasure a side-winder rattlesnake, or, if she preferred, a golden oriole or a mocking-bird.

From Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories by Florence Finch Kelly

When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

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

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