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Oriolidae

Oriolidae

9.9
A group of songbirds with bright feathers that live in Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia
  • noun
  • /ˌɔːriˈoʊlɪdi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Oriolidae
  • The Oriolidae family includes many brightly colored oriole species found across Africa and Asia.

Examples

  • The Oriolidae family includes many brightly colored oriole species found across Africa and Asia.

  • Unlike New World orioles, the Oriolidae are native exclusively to the Old World tropics.

  • Researchers observed nesting behavior unique to Oriolidae during their field studies in Australia.

  • Look! A beautiful Oriolidae!

  • The Oriolidae family includes many colorful birds.

  • Researchers observed nesting behavior unique to Oriolidae during their field studies in Australia.

  • Unlike New World orioles, the Oriolidae are native exclusively to the Old World tropics.

Synonyms

family Oriolidae
vsOriolidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of birds like orioles found in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia

includes that but specifies they are passerine birds

Compounds

family Oriolidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of birds like orioles found in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia

Surface Forms

Oriolidae singular
Oriolidae plural

Morphology

Oriolidae = oriole (semi-transparent) = oriol + idae

The form relates clearly to 'oriole', but '-idae' is a specialized scientific suffix indicating a taxonomic family and is not productive or fully transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Oriolidae comes from the old bird name Oriolus, which comes from the Latin aureolus meaning 'golden' or 'like gold'. So, the family name refers to the bright yellow or 'golden' colour of many Old World orioles.