oropendola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

oropendola oropendolas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oropéndola.

Derived words

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