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ornithologist
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Ornithologist
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or·ni·thol·o·gy
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nəˈθɒl
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dʒi
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noun
the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
Neo-Latin
ornithologia.
See
ornitho-
,
-logy
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or·ni·tho·log·i·cal
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θəˈlɒdʒ
ɪ
kəl
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or·ni·tho·log·ic,
adjective
or·ni·tho·log·i·cal·ly,
adverb
or·ni·thol·o·gist,
noun
un·or·ni·tho·log·i·cal,
adjective
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ornithology
(ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ)
—
n
the study of birds, including their physiology, classification, ecology, and behaviour
ornithological
—
adj
ornitho'logically
—
adv
orni'thologist
—
n
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ornithology
(ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ)
—
n
the study of birds, including their physiology, classification, ecology, and behaviour
ornithological
—
adj
ornitho'logically
—
adv
orni'thologist
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ornithologist
1670s, from Mod.L. ornithologia (1599), from Gk.
ornitho-
(q.v.) + -logia "study," from logos "word."
ornithology
1670s, from Mod.L. ornithologia (1590s), from Gk. ornithologos, from
ornitho-
(q.v.) + -logia "study."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
ornithology
(ôr'nə-thŏl'ə-jē)
Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of birds.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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Example sentences
Few, if any, other tools available to the
ornithologist
have been as productive.
It is a five-day journey with a group of up to eight people led by an
experienced
ornithologist
guide.
The same specimens sometimes served the great
ornithologist
as models and meals.
The surveying
ornithologist
shall inspect all trees in and immediately adjacent
to the subject area for raptor nests.
He is thinking about becoming an environmental scientist or an
ornithologist
, a scientist who studies birds.
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