orchard oriole

American  

noun

1. a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.

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Etymology

Origin of orchard oriole

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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Example Sentences

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orchard oriole

He was an orchard oriole, and after looking on awhile, he came down and carried off the hopper to eat.

From Good Stories for Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott

It is well known that these birds, like the orchard oriole, return year after year to the same house, and haunt where they had previously reared their young.

From Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad

He was an orchard oriole, and after looking on for a while, he came down and carried off the hopper to eat.

From Types of Children's Literature by Walter Barnes

There were six of them, and every one delighted in singing; the three thrushes, a bluebird, a female orchard oriole, and a Mexican clarin.

From In Nesting Time by Olive Thorne Miller

Although the Baltimore oriole has a Southern name, he is really more common at the North, whereas the orchard oriole is more at home south of New England.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan

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