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oropendola

Syllabification: (o·ro·pen·do·la)
Pronunciation: /ˌôrəˈpendl-ə/

Definition of oropendola

noun

  • a gregarious tropical American bird of the American blackbird family that constructs a pendulous nest and has brown or black plumage with yellow outer tail feathers.
    • Genus Psarocolius, family Icteridae: several species

Origin:

late 19th century: from Spanish, literally 'golden oriole'

oropendola in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of oropendola in the British & World English dictionary