ornis

[ awr-nis ]

noun,plural or·ni·thes

[awr-nahy-theez]. /ɔrˈnaɪ θiz/.

an avifauna.

Origin of ornis

1860–65; <German <Greek órnīs bird; akin to Old English earn eagle (see erne), German Aar

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How to use ornis in a sentence

In the Ornithes of Aristophanes, the swallows are intrusted with the building of the city of the birds.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II) | Angelo de Gubernatis

British Dictionary definitions for ornis

ornis

/ (ˈɔːnɪs) /

noun

a less common word for avifauna

Origin of ornis

C19: from Greek: bird

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