Synonyms:
New_World_oriole, American_oriole, oriole
Meaning: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
Synonyms:
Old_World_oriole, oriole
Meaning: mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
Usage examples
Thus did an uncompromising democrat pay court to the shades of Royalty, while a mocking-bird sang from a fringe-bush by the gate, and an oriole flew madly from tree to tree in pursuit of a fair creature of the reluctant sex.