ORIOLE


Meaning of ORIOLE in English

[ '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'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.