oriole

noun

• 1an Old World bird related to the starlings that feeds on fruit and insects, the male typically having bright yellow and black plumage.

  • Family Oriolidae and genus Oriolus: many species, including the golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

• 2a New World bird of the American blackbird family, with black and orange or yellow plumage.

  • Genus Icterus, family Icteridae (sometimes called the American oriole family): many species, including the Baltimore oriole