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Baltimore oriole
Baltimore oriolen. A songbird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central North America, having bright orange and black plumage in the male and olive brown plumage in the female. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern oriole. [After Lord Baltimore.]Baltimore oriole n (Animals) a North American oriole, Icterus galbula, the male of which has orange and black plumage Bal′timore o′riole n. a North American oriole, Icterus galbula galbula, the eastern subspecies of the northern oriole, the male of which has a black head and upper body, bright orange underparts and tail, and a white wing bar. [1800–10; so named because the black and orange of the male were the colors of Lord Baltimore 's coat of arms] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Baltimore oriole - eastern subspecies of northern orioleBaltimore bird, hangbird, Icterus galbula galbula, firebirdIcterus galbula, northern oriole - a kind of New World oriole |
Baltimore oriole
Baltimore oriole: see orioleoriole, common name applied to various perching birds of the Old (family Oriolidae) and New (family Icteridae) Worlds. The European orioles are allied to the crows, while the American orioles, of the hangnest group, belong to the blackbird and meadowlark family. ..... Click the link for more information. .Baltimore oriole
Synonyms for Baltimore oriolenoun eastern subspecies of northern orioleSynonyms- Baltimore bird
- hangbird
- Icterus galbula galbula
- firebird
Related Words- Icterus galbula
- northern oriole
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