Oropendola
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oropendola is a noun meaning Any of a number of tropical birds related to the caciques, mostly in the genus Psarocolius, and, like the caciques, noted for living communally in large, hanging basket nests.
Meaning
Any of a number of tropical birds related to the caciques, mostly in the genus Psarocolius, and, like the caciques, noted for living communally in large, hanging basket nests.
Example Sentences
Orioles, along with grackles, blackbirds, meadowlarks, and oropendolas, belong to a family called the Icteridae, which are found only in the New World.
Word Forms
- oropendolas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cacique, cornbird, cacholote, cocrico, parraqua, cock-of-the-rock.
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