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Webster 1913 Edition


Baltimore oriole

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Bal′ti-more birdˊ

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Bal′ti-more o′ri-ole

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(Zool.)
A common bird (
Icterus galbula
) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after
Lord
Baltimore
, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; – called also
golden robin
. It winters in the American tropics.