OLD WORLD ORIOLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black

Synonyms:

Old World oriole; oriole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Old World oriole" is a kind of...):

oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Old World oriole"):

golden oriole; Oriolus oriolus (bright yellow songbird with black wings)

fig-bird (greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits)

Holonyms ("Old World oriole" is a member of...):

family Oriolidae; Oriolidae (Old World orioles)