oology
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- oological adjective
- oologist noun
Etymology
Origin of oology
Example Sentences
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Yet, be assured, reader, that all the 'ologies' hitherto christened oology, ichthyology, ornithology, conchology, palaeodontology, &c., do not furnish such mines of labor as does the Greek language when thoroughly searched.
From Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by De Quincey, Thomas
Since bird-nesting has become scientific, and dignified itself as oology, that, no doubt, is partly to blame for some of our losses.
From My Garden Acquaintance by Lowell, James Russell
The evidence furnished by oology and the newly-hatched young seems to favour Brandt’s views.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
O�l′ogist, one versed in oology; O�m′eter, an apparatus for measuring eggs.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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