ORIOLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oriolus mean? 

• ORIOLUS (noun)
  The noun ORIOLUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Oriolidae

  Familiarity information: ORIOLUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORIOLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Oriolidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Oriolus; Oriolus

Hypernyms ("Oriolus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Oriolus"):

golden oriole; Oriolus oriolus (bright yellow songbird with black wings)

Holonyms ("Oriolus" is a member of...):

family Oriolidae; Oriolidae (Old World orioles)