icterus galbula

Noun
Synonyms: northern orioleIcterus galbula

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a kind of New World orioleSynonyms: northern orioleIcterus galbula
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hangbird \Hang"bird`\ (h[a^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.) The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula); -- so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See Baltimore oriole. [1913 Webster]
Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\, Baltimore oriole \Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole\ (Zool.) A common bird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the American tropics. [1913 Webster]
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