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Oriolus
(gcide) | Oriolus \Oriolus\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Oriolidae.
Syn: genus Oriolus.
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oriolus
(wn) | Oriolus
n 1: type genus of the Oriolidae [syn: Oriolus, {genus
Oriolus}] |
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Oriolus
(gcide) | Oriolus \Oriolus\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Oriolidae.
Syn: genus Oriolus.
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Oriolus galbula
(gcide) | Oriole \O"ri*ole\, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for
l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr.
aurum gold. Cf. Aureole, Oriel, Loriot.] (Zool.)
(a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of
the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously
colored with yellow and black. The European or golden
oriole (Oriolus galbula, or Oriolus oriolus) has a
very musical flutelike note.
(b) In America, any one of several species of the genus
Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridae. See
Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under
Orchard.
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Crested oriole. (Zool.) See Cassican.
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Oriolus kundoo
(gcide) | Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. Mangoes. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil
m[=a]nk[=a]y.]
1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an
apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy
and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine.
The green fruit is pickled for market.
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2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
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Mango bird (Zool.), an oriole (Oriolus kundoo), native of
India.
Mango fish (Zool.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus
risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long,
slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears
about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and
May, whence the name.
Mango tree (Bot.), an .
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Oriolus oriolus
(gcide) | Oriole \O"ri*ole\, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for
l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr.
aurum gold. Cf. Aureole, Oriel, Loriot.] (Zool.)
(a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of
the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously
colored with yellow and black. The European or golden
oriole (Oriolus galbula, or Oriolus oriolus) has a
very musical flutelike note.
(b) In America, any one of several species of the genus
Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridae. See
Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under
Orchard.
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Crested oriole. (Zool.) See Cassican.
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genus oriolus
(wn) | genus Oriolus
n 1: type genus of the Oriolidae [syn: Oriolus, {genus
Oriolus}] |
oriolus oriolus
(wn) | Oriolus oriolus
n 1: bright yellow songbird with black wings [syn: {golden
oriole}, Oriolus oriolus] |
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