ornithic

[ awr-nith-ik ]

/ ɔrˈnɪθ ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to birds.

Nearby words

orne, ornery, ornis, ornith-, ornith., ornithic, ornithine, ornithinuria, ornithischian, ornitho-, ornithodoros

Origin of ornithic

1850–55; < Greek ornīthikós birdlike, equivalent to ornīth- ornith- + -ikos -ic

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Examples from the Web for ornithic

But the Australian region is also remarkable for its ornithic singularity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
But the immense size of some of these footprints served to militate for a time against belief in their ornithic origin.
The Testimony of the Rocks|Hugh Miller
His opinion as to the ornithic character of the remains was afterwards confirmed by Professor Owen.
The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man|Charles Lyell

British Dictionary definitions for ornithic

ornithic

/ (ɔːˈnɪθɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to birds or a bird fauna

Word Origin for ornithic

C19: from Greek ornithikos, from ornis bird

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