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noun

an oriole, Icterus galbula, of North America, with highly distinctive eastern and western subspecies that interbreed in the Great Plains region.

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The glorious sun was strong in his might, and, like his Maker, warmed the northern world into exuberant life.
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He had two children, a boy and a girl, who inherited the northern and southern ranches in equal shares.
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