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oriole 音標拼音: ['ɔri ,ol] n. 金鶯類,白頭翁科的小鳥 金鶯類,白頭翁科的小鳥 oriole n 1: mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black [ synonym: { Old World oriole}, { oriole}] 2: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [ synonym: { New World oriole}, { American oriole}, { oriole}] Oriole \ O" ri* ole\, n. [ OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot ( for l' oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr. aurum gold. Cf. { Aureole}, { Oriel}, { Loriot}.] ( Zool.) ( a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family { Oriolidae}. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole ({ Oriolus galbula}, or { Oriolus oriolus}) has a very musical flutelike note. ( b) In America, any one of several species of the genus { Icterus}, belonging to the family { Icteridae}. See { Baltimore oriole}, and { Orchard oriole}, under { Orchard}. [ 1913 Webster] { Crested oriole}. ( Zool.) See { Cassican}. [ 1913 Webster]
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