Oriolidae

plural noun

Ori·​ol·​i·​dae

-ˈäl-

: a family of passerine birds related to the crows and consisting of the Old World orioles most of which inhabit tropical and subtropical regions

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Oriolus, type genus (from Medieval Latin oryolus) + -idae

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