oriole

oriole
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.

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  • Oriole — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Oriole (Indiana) Oriole (Kentucky) Oriole (Maryland) Oriole (Missouri) Oriole (Pennsylvania) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichn …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Oriole — O ri*ole, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for l oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr. aurum gold. Cf. {Aureole}, {Oriel}, {Loriot}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oriole — (Теккади,Индия) Категория отеля: 1 звездочный отель Адрес: Thamarakandam,Thekkady P.O,Idukki …   Каталог отелей

  • Oriole — (Dinner Plain,Австралия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Geebung Road, 3898 Dinner Plain, Австралия …   Каталог отелей

  • Oriole — (Теккади,Индия) Категория отеля: 1 звездочный отель Адрес: Thamarakandam,Thekkady P.O,Idukki …   Каталог отелей

  • oriole — ou oriol n. m. Passériforme nord américain au bec conique et au plumage noir et jaune orangé (Icterus galbula, Fam. ictéridés), appelé également loriot de Baltimore. oriol ou oriole [ɔʀjɔl] n. m. ÉTYM. 1874, oriolie; XIIe, « …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • oriole — [ôr′ē ōl΄, ōr′ē ōl΄] n. [OFr oriol < ML aureolus < L, golden, dim. of aureus < aurum, gold: see EAST] 1. any of an Old World family (Oriolidae) of chiefly yellow and black passerine birds, including the golden oriole ( Oriolus oriolus) 2 …   English World dictionary

  • oriole — 1776, from Fr. oriol, O.Prov. auriol, from L. aureolus golden, from PIE *aus gold. Originally in ref. to the Golden Oriole (Oriolus galbula), a bird of black and yellow plumage that summers in Europe (but is uncommon in England). Applied from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • oriole — ► NOUN ▪ a brightly coloured tree dwelling bird with a musical call. ORIGIN Latin oriolus, from aureus golden …   English terms dictionary

  • oriole — /awr ee ohl , ohr /, n. 1. any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Cf. golden oriole. 2. any of several brightly colored passerine birds of the family Icteridae, of the New World. Cf.… …   Universalium

  • Oriole — This article is about Old World bird family. For American orioles, see New World oriole. For other uses, see Oriole (disambiguation). Oriolidae Black naped Oriole …   Wikipedia

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