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northern oriole

northern oriole noun: a vernacular name applied to all members of Icterus galbula when that species name included both the eastern Baltimore oriole (now in a more narrowly circumscribed species Icterus galbula) and the western Bullock's oriole (now separated as Icterus bullockii).

Noun

northern oriole (plural northern orioles)

  1. (archaic) A vernacular name applied to all members of Icterus galbula when that species name included both the eastern Baltimore oriole (now in a more narrowly circumscribed species Icterus galbula) and the western Bullock's oriole (now separated as Icterus bullockii).

Forms of northern oriole

pluralnorthern orioles

Questions about northern oriole

What does northern oriole mean?
Northern oriole means a vernacular name applied to all members of Icterus galbula when that species name included both the eastern Baltimore oriole (now in a more narrowly circumscribed species Icterus galbula) and the western Bullock's oriole (now separated as Icterus bullockii).
What part of speech is northern oriole?
Northern oriole is a noun.
What is the plural of northern oriole?
The plural of northern oriole is northern orioles.

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