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ornithology
[ awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
ornithology
/ ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the study of birds, including their physiology, classification, ecology, and behaviour
ornithology
/ ôr′nə-thŏl′ə-jē /
- The scientific study of birds.
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Derived Forms
- ˌorniˈthologist, noun
- ornithological, adjective
- ˌornithoˈlogically, adverb
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Other Words From
- or·ni·tho·log·i·cal [awr-n, uh, -th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], orni·tho·logic adjective
- orni·tho·logi·cal·ly adverb
- orni·tholo·gist noun
- unor·ni·tho·logi·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ornithology1
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Example Sentences
We were enthusiasts in our love for ornithology; we found new inspiration in the democracy of our common interests.
If we could not make occasional swans of our geese in this life, we should be very ill off in matters of ornithology.
Ornithology was especially interesting, combining as it did observation of birds in their natural haunts and conditions.
For more than forty years he studied the ornithology of his district without exhausting the subject.
His leisure was devoted to scientific study, especially the ornithology, ichthyology, and anthropology of the West Indies.
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