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baltimore oriole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
bal-ti-more o-ri-ole
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Icterus galbula of small New World blackbirds.

Etymology

The male's colours resemble those of the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore.

Inflected Forms

Baltimore orioles (plural)

Synonyms

Baltimore Baltimore bird Baltimore finch gold robin hangbird firebird icterus galbula galbula

Questions

What does baltimore oriole mean?
Any member of the species Icterus galbula of small New World blackbirds.
Where does baltimore oriole come from?
The male's colours resemble those of the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore.

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