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ORIOLES
Proper noun
the Orioles
(baseball) The team Baltimore Orioles.
Noun
Orioles
plural of Oriole
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Noun
orioles
plural of oriole
Anagrams
• rose oil
Source: Wiktionary
ORIOLE
O"ri*ole, n. Etym: [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr. aurum gold. Cf. Aureole, Oriel, Loriot.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidæ. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note. (b) In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridæ. See Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under Orchard. Crested oriole. (Zoöl.) See Cassican.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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