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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a kind of New World oriole;
[syn: northern oriole, Icterus galbula]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hangbird \Hang"bird`\ (h[a^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.) The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula); -- so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See Baltimore oriole. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\, Baltimore oriole \Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole\ (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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Icterus galbula n 1: a kind of New World oriole [syn: northern oriole, Icterus galbula]