'Icterus galbula' definitions:
Definition of 'Icterus galbula'
(from WordNet)
noun
A kind of New World oriole [syn: northern oriole, Icterus galbula]
Definition of 'Icterus galbula'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Icterus galbula'
From: GCIDE
- 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]