Ō'ri-ōle, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. oriol, oriounz, oriens, lorion, for loriol, with the article, Sp. oriol, Pr. auriol, N. Fr. loriot, from Lat. aureolus, golden, diminutive of aureus, id., from aurum, gold.] (Ornith.) A bird of several species, allied to the thrushes, having plumage of a golden-yellow, mixed with black. The European oriole is the Oriolus galbula. The Baltimore oriole (Icterus Baltimore) has orange in place of the yellow, and is also called golden-robin, and hang-bird, or fiery hang-bird. Baird.

An engraved illustration of a Baltimore oriole perched on a branch. — Baltimore Oriole (*Icterus Baltimore*).