ornithology

American  

[awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee] / ˌɔr nəˈθɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the branch of zoology that deals with birds.

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ornithology British  

/ ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

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

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ornithology Scientific  

/ ôr′nə-thŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of birds.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of ornithology

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?

From BBC

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.

From BBC

The ornithology department houses floor-to-ceiling archives of carefully preserved bird specimens.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times