Definition of Orile
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.]
(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of various
species of Old World singing birds of the family
Oriolidæ. They are usually conspicuously colored with
yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus
galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note.
(b) In America, any one of several
species of the genus Icterus, belonging to the family
Icteridæ. See Baltimore oriole, and Orchard
oriole, under Orchard.
Crested oriole. (Zoöl.) See
Cassican.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.
Oriole- (baseball) A player on the team "The Baltimore Orioles"
He became an Oriole as the result of a pre-season trade.
- (baseball) The team "The Baltimore Orioles"
The Orioles and Indians split a pair.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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