ornithology

[ awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

ornithology

/ ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ /

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

ornithology

/ ôr′nə-thŏl′ə-jē /

or·ni·tho·log·i·cal [awr-n, uh, -th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], 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

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

We were enthusiasts in our love for ornithology; we found new inspiration in the democracy of our common interests.

If we could not make occasional swans of our geese in this life, we should be very ill off in matters of ornithology.

Ornithology was especially interesting, combining as it did observation of birds in their natural haunts and conditions.

For more than forty years he studied the ornithology of his district without exhausting the subject.

His leisure was devoted to scientific study, especially the ornithology, ichthyology, and anthropology of the West Indies.

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