BALTIMORE ORIOLE


Meaning of BALTIMORE ORIOLE in English

Pronunciation: ' bo ̇ l-t ə - ˌ mo ̇ r-, -m ə r-

Function: noun

Etymology: George Calvert, Lord Baltimore

Date: 1808

: an oriole ( Icterus galbula ) of the eastern and central U.S. and southern Canada in which the male has a solid black head and the female usually has an olive-brown back and orange-yellow underside and that was formerly considered to be a subspecies of northern oriole

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.