ornithology

[awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the branch of zoology that deals with birds.

ornithology

/ ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

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

ornithology

1. The scientific study of birds.

Other Word Forms

• ornithological adjective
• ornithologic adjective
• ornithologically adverb
• ornithologist noun
• unornithological adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ornithology¹

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

Example Sentences

Watson thought of majoring in ornithology, the study of birds, but changed to genetics - influenced by Erwin Schrodinger's book What is Life?

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It says it has conducted one of the largest known ornithology surveys in the world as part of the application process and that it disagrees strongly with the points put forward in the letter.

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The ornithology curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County placed handfuls of feathers between two small screens and clipped them together with zip ties.

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Found materials, including street signage rulers, ornithology illustrations and children’s drawings, festoon the canvas, mingling with hurried chalk annotations and prays of gestural brushwork resembling graffiti.

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Enchanted by catbirds singing near her new home, she signed up for an ornithology class and became a regular at Warner Park, a recreation center and urban wildlife refuge.

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