OLD WORLD ORIOLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Old World oriole mean? • OLD WORLD ORIOLE (noun)
The noun OLD WORLD ORIOLE has 1 sense:
1. mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
Familiarity information: OLD WORLD ORIOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OLD WORLD ORIOLE (noun)
Meaning:
Mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Old World oriole; oriole
Hypernyms ("Old World oriole" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Old World oriole"):
golden oriole; Oriolus oriolus (bright yellow songbird with black wings)
fig-bird (greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits)
Holonyms ("Old World oriole" is a member of...):
family Oriolidae; Oriolidae (Old World orioles)
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