[ 'ɔ:rɪəʊl , 'ɔ:rɪəl ]
■ noun
1》 a brightly coloured arboreal bird with a musical call. [ Oriolus oriolus ( golden ~ ) and related species.]
2》 an American songbird with black and orange or yellow plumage. [Genus Icterus : many species.]
Origin
C18: from med. L. oriolus , from L. aureolus , dimin. of aureus 'golden'.