golden oriole

noun

1. an Old World oriole, Oriolus oriolus, the male of which is bright yellow with black wings.

golden oriole

noun

1. a European oriole, Oriolus oriolus, the male of which has a bright yellow head and body with black wings and tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of golden oriole¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

Dr Lisa Gill, who is analysing the results, said: “Some are simply beautiful: the golden oriole, the peacefulness of raindrops and blackbird song.”

From The Guardian

Four species were in the worst trouble: the ortolan bunting, the ruff, the golden oriole and the greenfinch.

From New York Times

From the open-air restaurant, we watched butterflies and birds, including a neon-hued golden oriole and a kingfisher, with its oversize orange beak and iridescent blue feathers.

From New York Times

The golden oriole, whose nest is among the orange-trees, gives out its liquid song; the mock-bird, caged in the verandah, repeats the strain with variations.

From Project Gutenberg

It delighted him that her name was homophonous with that of a singing bird: the loriot, or golden oriole, which duly has its place in “Catalogue d’Oiseaux.”

From New York Times