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ornis
or·nis
/
ˈɔr
nɪs
/
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[
awr
-nis
]
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noun,
plural
or·ni·thes
/
ɔrˈnaɪ
θiz
/
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[
awr-
nahy
-theez
]
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.
an avifauna.
Origin:
1860–65;
<
German
<
Greek
órnīs
bird; akin to
Old English
earn
eagle (see
erne
),
German
Aar
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ornis
(ˈɔːnɪs)
—
n
a less common word for
avifauna
[C19: from Greek: bird]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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