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troupial definition

trou·pial (tro̵̅o̅′pē əl)

noun

any of a New World family (Icteridae) of gregarious birds, including the bobolinks, blackbirds, and orioles; specif., a large, orange-and-black oriole (Icterus icterus) of South America

Etymology: Fr troupiale < troupe (see troop): from their gregarious habit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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