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OOLOGICAL

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o⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [oh-ol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the branch of ornithology that studies birds' eggs.
Origin:
1825–35; oo- + -logy

Related forms:
o⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [oh-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , adjective
o⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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o·ol·o·gy   (ō-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of zoology that deals with the study of eggs, especially birds' eggs.
o'o·log'ic (ō'ə-lŏj'ĭk), o'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., o'o·log'i·cal·ly adv., o·ol'o·gist n.
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