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oropendola

oropendola noun: any of a number of tropical birds related to the caciques, mostly in the genus Psarocolius, and, like the caciques, noted for living communally in large, hanging basket nests.

oropendola: any of a number of tropical birds related to the caciques, mostly in the genus Psarocolius, and,...
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Noun

oropendola (plural oropendolas)

  1. Any of a number of tropical birds related to the caciques, mostly in the genus Psarocolius, and, like the caciques, noted for living communally in large, hanging basket nests.
    • Orioles, along with grackles, blackbirds, meadowlarks, and oropendolas, belong to a family called the Icteridae, which are found only in the New World.1988 February 26, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of oropendola

pluraloropendolas

Origin of oropendola

Borrowed from Spanish oropéndola.

Words formed from oropendola

Questions about oropendola

What does oropendola mean?
Oropendola means any of a number of tropical birds related to the caciques, mostly in the genus Psarocolius, and, like the caciques, noted for living communally in large, hanging basket nests.
What part of speech is oropendola?
Oropendola is a noun.
What is the plural of oropendola?
The plural of oropendola is oropendolas.

Words near oropendola in the dictionary

  1. Orontian
  2. oronym
  3. oronymies
  4. oronyms
  5. oronymy
  6. oropendola
  7. oropendolas
  8. Oropesa
  9. Oropesas
  10. Oropeza
  11. oropharyngeal

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