oriole
English

Etymology
A borrowing from Middle FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from Middle French#ORIOLECategory:English terms derived from Middle French#ORIOLE oriol, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#ORIOLE oriol, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ORIOLE aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). Doublet of aureoleCategory:English doublets#ORIOLE. First use appears c. 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/Category:English 3-syllable words#ORIOLECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ORIOLE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ORIOLEAudio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/Category:English 3-syllable words#ORIOLECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ORIOLE
- Homophone: aureoleCategory:English terms with homophones#ORIOLE
Noun
oriole (plural orioles)Category:English lemmas#ORIOLECategory:English nouns#ORIOLECategory:English countable nouns#ORIOLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ORIOLECategory:Pages with entries#ORIOLECategory:Pages with 2 entries#ORIOLE
- Any of various colourful passerine birds, New World orioles of the genus Icterus (family Icteridae) and Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae.
- 2019 October 10, Emily Holden, “Two-thirds of bird species in North America could vanish in climate crisis”, in The Guardian:
- Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team.Category:English terms with quotations#ORIOLE
Derived terms
- African golden orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#African%20golden%20oriole (Oriolus auratusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20auratus)
- Altamira orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Altamira%20oriole (Icterus gularisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20gularis)
- Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacaudaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20graduacauda)
- Bahama orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Bahama%20oriole (Icterus northropiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20northropi)
- Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
- bar-winged orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#bar-winged%20oriole (Icterus maculialatusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20maculialatus)
- black-and-crimson orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#black-and-crimson%20oriole (Oriolus cruentusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20cruentus)
- black-backed orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#black-backed%20oriole (Icterus abeilleiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20abeillei)
- black-cowled orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#black-cowled%20oriole (Icterus prosthemelasCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20prosthemelas)
- black-eared orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#black-eared%20oriole (Oriolus bouroensisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20bouroensis)
- black-headed orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#black-headed%20oriole (Icterus graduacaudaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20graduacauda, Oriolus larvatusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20larvatus)
- black-hooded orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#black-hooded%20oriole (Oriolus xanthornusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20xanthornus)
- black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
- black oriole (Oriolus hosiiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20hosii)
- black-vented oriole (Icterus wagleriCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20wagleri)
- black-winged orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#black-winged%20oriole (Oriolus nigripennisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20nigripennis)
- brown oriole (Oriolus szalayi)
- Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockiiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20bullockii)
- crested oriole (Psarocolius decumanusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Psarocolius%20decumanus)
- Cuban orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Cuban%20oriole (Icterus melanopsisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20melanopsis)
- dark-throated orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#dark-throated%20oriole (Oriolus xanthonotusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20xanthonotus)
- dusky-brown orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#dusky-brown%20oriole (Oriolus phaeochromusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20phaeochromus)
- epaulet orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#epaulet%20oriole (Icterus cayanensisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20cayanensis)
- Ethiopian orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Ethiopian%20oriole (Oriolus monachaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20monacha)
- Eurasian golden orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Eurasian%20golden%20oriole, golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
- golden orioles (Oriolus spp.)
- green-headed orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#green-headed%20oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20chlorocephalus)
- green orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#green%20oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus)
- grey-collared orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#grey-collared%20oriole (Oriolus forsteniCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20forsteni)
- Hispaniolan orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Hispaniolan%20oriole (Icterus dominicensisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20dominicensis)
- hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20cucullatus)
- Indian golden orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Indian%20golden%20oriole (Oriolus kundooCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20kundoo)
- Isabela orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Isabela%20oriole (Oriolus isabellaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20isabellae)
- Jamaican orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Jamaican%20oriole (Icterus leucopteryxCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20leucopteryx)
- maroon orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#maroon%20oriole (Oriolus trailliiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20traillii
- Martinique orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Martinique%20oriole (Icterus bonanaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20bonana)
- Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20oberi)
- mountain orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#mountain%20oriole (Oriolus percivaliCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20percivali)
- New World oriole (Icterus spp.)
- northern oriole (Icterus galbula)
- ochre orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#ochre%20oriole (Icterus fuertesiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20fuertesi)
- Old World oriole (Oriolidae spp.)
- olive-backed oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
- olive-brown orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#olive-brown%20oriole (Oriolus melanotisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20melanotis)
- orange-crowned orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#orange-crowned%20oriole (Icterus auricapillusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20auricapillus)
- orange orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#orange%20oriole (Icterus auratusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20auratus)
- orchard orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#orchard%20oriole (Icterus spuriusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20spurius)
- Philippine orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Philippine%20oriole (Oriolus steeriiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20steerii)
- Puerto Rican orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Puerto%20Rican%20oriole (Icterus portoricensisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20portoricensis)
- Saint Lucia orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Saint%20Lucia%20oriole (Icterus laudabilisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20laudabilis)
- São Tomé orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#São%20Tomé%20oriole (Oriolus crassirostrisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20crassirostris)
- Scott's orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Scott's%20oriole (Icterus parisorumCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20parisorum
- Sennett's hooded oriole, Sennett's oriole (Icterus cucullatus sennettiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (subspecies)#Icterus%20cucullatus%20sennetti)
- silver orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#silver%20oriole (Oriolus mellianusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20mellianus)
- slender-billed orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#slender-billed%20oriole (Oriolus tenuirostrisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20tenuirostris)
- spot-breasted orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#spot-breasted%20oriole (Icterus pectoralisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20pectoralis)
- streak-backed orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#streak-backed%20oriole (Icterus pustulatusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20pustulatus)
- Tanimbar oriole (Oriolus decipiensCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20decipiens)
- variable orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#variable%20oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20pyrrhopterus)
- western orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#western%20oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20brachyrynchus)
- white-edged orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#white-edged%20oriole (Icterus graceannaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20graceannae)
- white-lored orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#white-lored%20oriole (Oriolus albilorisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Oriolus%20albiloris)
- yellow-backed orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#yellow-backed%20oriole (Icterus chrysaterCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20chrysater)
- yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20nigrogularis)
- yellow-tailed orioleCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#yellow-tailed%20oriole (Icterus mesomelasCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Icterus%20mesomelas)
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
Old World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
New World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Category:en:Icterids#ORIOLECategory:en:Old World orioles#ORIOLESpanish
Noun
oriole m (plural orioles)Category:Spanish lemmas#ORIOLECategory:Spanish nouns#ORIOLECategory:Spanish countable nouns#ORIOLECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ORIOLECategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ORIOLECategory:Pages with entries#ORIOLECategory:Pages with 2 entries#ORIOLE