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black oriole

black oriole noun: oriolus hosii, a species of oriole bird.

black oriole: oriolus hosii, a species of oriole bird
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Noun

black oriole (plural black orioles)

  1. Oriolus hosii, a species of oriole bird.

Forms of black oriole

pluralblack orioles

Origin of black oriole

After its black plumage.

Questions about black oriole

What does black oriole mean?
Black oriole means oriolus hosii, a species of oriole bird.
What part of speech is black oriole?
Black oriole is a noun.
What is the plural of black oriole?
The plural of black oriole is black orioles.

Words near black oriole in the dictionary

  1. black opals
  2. black open access
  3. black operation
  4. black operations
  5. black ops
  6. black oriole
  7. black orioles
  8. black out
  9. black oven
  10. black ovens
  11. black over Bill's mother's

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