Noun: oriole or-ee-owl or ór-ee-owl [N. Amer], ó-ree-owl [Brit]
- American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
"The oriole wove its hanging nest with remarkable skill";
- New World oriole, American oriole
- Mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
"The Old World oriole's flute-like call rang through the forest";
- Old World oriole
Derived forms: orioles
Type of: oscine, oscine bird
Part of: family Icteridae, family Oriolidae, Icteridae, Oriolidae
Encyclopedia: Oriole, Missouri