troopialtroupialn.
/ˈtruːpɪəl/ Ornithology.
A name given to various species of birds of the American family Icteridæ; esp. the icteric oriole. Also attributive.
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icteric oriole1803
troopial1825
1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. (1882) 26 You hear the pretty songster called Troupiale pour forth a variety of sweet and plaintive notes.]
1825 C. L. Bonaparte Amer. Ornith. I. 27 Yellow-headed Troopial.
1825 C. L. Bonaparte Amer. Ornith. I. 28 Red-winged Troopial.
1825 C. L. Bonaparte Amer. Ornith. I. 31 All the species of Troopial are peculiar to America.
1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. vii. 278 Flocks of a handsome bird belonging to the Icteridæ or troupial family.
1892 W. H. Hudson Naturalist in La Plata 283 A scarlet-breasted troupial of La Plata.
1895 A. Newton Dict. Birds Troopial.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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