Lō'ri-ot, n.

noun

n. [Fr. loriot, O. Fr. lorion, for loriol, with the article prefixed; O. Fr. oriouz, Sp. oriol, Pr. auriol, from Lat. aureolus, diminutive of aureus, golden, from aurum, gold.] (Ornith.) The golden oriole of Europe. See ORIOLE.