ˈōrēˌōl, ˈȯr- also -ēəl noun
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Etymology: French oriol, from Old French, from Medieval Latin oryolus, from Latin aureolus golden, diminutive of aureus golden, from aurum gold; akin to Lithuanian auksas gold, Armenian os-ki gold and probably to Latin aurora dawn — more at east
1. : any of various usually brightly colored Old World birds constituting the family Oriolidae — see fig-bird , golden oriole
2. : any of various American birds of the family Icteridae
3. : leather 4
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