From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishorioleor‧i‧ole /ˈɔːriəʊl $ -oʊl/ noun [countable] 1 HBBa North American bird that is black with a red and yellow stripe on its wing2 HBBa European bird with black wings and a yellow body
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oriole• Golden orioles in their nesting sites are elusive, impossible to see in the shimmering canopy of green-gold sunlit leaves.Origin oriole (1700-1800) French oriol, from Latin aureolus, from aurum “gold” 