baltimore bird

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   eastern subspecies of northern oriole

   SynonymsBaltimore oriolehangbirdfirebirdIcterus galbula galbula

   Broadernorthern oriole

Questions about baltimore bird

What does baltimore bird mean?

baltimore bird means "eastern subspecies of northern oriole".

What is another word for baltimore bird?

Close synonyms include Baltimore oriole, hangbird, firebird, Icterus galbula galbula. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is baltimore bird a common word?

baltimore bird is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.