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oriole

ori.ole \'o-r-e--.o-l, 'o.r-, -e--*l\ n [F oriol, fr. L aureolus, dim. of 
   aureus golden, fr. aurum] gold; akin to Lith auksas gold 1: any of a family 
   (Oriolidae) of usu. brightly colored Old World passerine  birds related to 
   the crows 2: any of a family (Icteridae) of New World passerine birds of 
   which the ma les are usu. bright black and yellow or orange and the females 
   chiefly greenish or yellowish