Troupial \Troup"i*al\, n. [F. troupiale.]

(Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially Icterus icterus, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America. [Written also troopial.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)