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ornithic

[awr-nith-ik]

adjective

of or pertaining to birds.

Origin:
1850–55; < Greek ornīthikós birdlike, equivalent to ornīth- ornith- + -ikos -ic

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ornithic (ɔːˈnɪθɪk)

—*adj*
	of or relating to birds or a bird fauna

[C19: from Greek ornithikos, from ornis bird]

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