ICTERUS SPURIUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Icterus spurius mean? 

• ICTERUS SPURIUS (noun)
  The noun ICTERUS SPURIUS has 1 sense:

1. the male is chestnut-and-black

  Familiarity information: ICTERUS SPURIUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ICTERUS SPURIUS (noun)

Meaning:

The male is chestnut-and-black

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Icterus spurius; orchard oriole

Hypernyms ("Icterus spurius" is a kind of...):

American oriole; New World oriole; oriole (American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow)

Holonyms ("Icterus spurius" is a member of...):

genus Icterus; Icterus (type genus of the Icteridae)