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Definition of oropendola in English: oropendolanoun ˌɒrəˈpɛndələˌôrəˈpendələ A large gregarious tropical American bird of the American blackbird family, which has brown or black plumage with yellow outer tail feathers, and constructs a pendulous nest. Genus Psarocolius, family Icteridae: several species Example sentencesExamples - According to Ridgely and Tudor, it is more likely to be mistaken for a cacique than an oropendola in the field.
- In one spot deep within the gorge, the pendulous nests of green oropendolas adorn the outer branches of a tall tree growing on one of the river's small islands.
- We obtained samples from 25 oropendola individuals for our study, chosen to represent variation within and between 8 of the 11 species of oropendola recognized by Sibley and Monroe.
- The small island was alive with wildlife: sloths, tapirs, peccaries, howler monkeys, tamarins, ocelots, blue-headed parrots, trogons and oropendolas, birds that make noises like water dropping on water.
- In contrast, the Montezuma Oropendola shares few vocal characteristics with other oropendolas, including P. viridis and G. bifasciatus.
Origin Late 19th century: from Spanish, literally 'golden oriole'. Definition of oropendola in US English: oropendolanounˌôrəˈpendələ A gregarious tropical American bird of the American blackbird family that constructs a pendulous nest and has brown or black plumage with yellow outer tail feathers. Genus Psarocolius, family Icteridae: several species Example sentencesExamples - In one spot deep within the gorge, the pendulous nests of green oropendolas adorn the outer branches of a tall tree growing on one of the river's small islands.
- The small island was alive with wildlife: sloths, tapirs, peccaries, howler monkeys, tamarins, ocelots, blue-headed parrots, trogons and oropendolas, birds that make noises like water dropping on water.
- We obtained samples from 25 oropendola individuals for our study, chosen to represent variation within and between 8 of the 11 species of oropendola recognized by Sibley and Monroe.
- In contrast, the Montezuma Oropendola shares few vocal characteristics with other oropendolas, including P. viridis and G. bifasciatus.
- According to Ridgely and Tudor, it is more likely to be mistaken for a cacique than an oropendola in the field.
Origin Late 19th century: from Spanish, literally ‘golden oriole’. |