Noun oriole has 2 senses
  1. Old World oriole, oriole - mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
    --1 is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
    --1 is a member of Oriolidae, family Oriolidae
    --1 has particulars: golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus; fig-bird
  2. New World oriole, American oriole, oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
    --2 is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
    --2 is a member of Icteridae, family Icteridae
    --2 has particulars:
     northern oriole, Icterus galbula; orchard oriole, Icterus spurius; meadowlark, lark; cacique, cazique; bobolink, ricebird, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus; New World blackbird, blackbird
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