/ ˈɔːriəʊl; NAmE -oʊl/ noun
1.
a N American bird: the male is black and orange and the female is yellow-green
2.
a European bird, the male of which is bright yellow with black wings
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from medieval Latin oriolus (in Old French oriol ), from Latin aureolus , diminutive of aureus golden, from aurum gold.