ornithology

[awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee]

noun

the branch of zoology that deals with birds.

Origin of ornithology

From the New Latin word ornithologia, dating back to 1645–55. See ornitho-, -logy

Related formsor·ni·tho·log·i·cal

[awr-nuh-thuh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌɔr nə θəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, or·ni·tho·log·ic, adjectiveor·ni·tho·log·i·cal·ly, adverbor·ni·thol·o·gist, nounun·or·ni·tho·log·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for ornithological

Contemporary Examples

David Sibley became my ornithological guru, and I did follow him into the field.
Book Bag: Terry Tempest Williams’s Birding Bibles
Terry Tempest Williams
March 27, 2013

Historical Examples

The ornithological world is peopled by two classes of human beings.
Birds of the Plains
Douglas Dewar
I have never seen any mention of this in an ornithological treatise.
Birds of the Plains
Douglas Dewar
Thus, quite unconsciously, was an ornithological fact elucidated.
Unexplored Spain
Abel Chapman
I do not know how I came to see them, for I was not in an ornithological frame of mind.
Riverby
John Burroughs
In ornithological works it is described under the former of these names.
British Birds in their Haunts
Rev. C. A. Johns

British Dictionary definitions for ornithological

ornithology

noun

the study of birds, including their physiology, classification, ecology, and behaviour

Derived Formsornithological (ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveornithologically, adverbornithologist, noun

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Word Origin and History for ornithological

adj.

1802, from ornithology + -ical. Related: Ornithologically.

ornithology

n.

1670s, from Modern Latin ornithologia (1590s); see ornitho- + -logy.

ornithological in Science

ornithology

[ôr′nə-thŏl′ə-jē]

The scientific study of birds.

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Examples from the Web for ornithological

Contemporary Examples

David Sibley became my ornithological guru, and I did follow him into the field.

Historical Examples

The ornithological world is peopled by two classes of human beings.

I have never seen any mention of this in an ornithological treatise.

Thus, quite unconsciously, was an ornithological fact elucidated.

I do not know how I came to see them, for I was not in an ornithological frame of mind.

In ornithological works it is described under the former of these names.

ornithology

Word Origin and History for ornithological

adj.

ornithology

n.

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Origin of ornithology