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ornithological

 [awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee]   Origin

or·ni·thol·o·gy

   [awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee]
noun
the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
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Origin:
1645–55; < Neo-Latin ornithologia. See ornitho-, -logy

Related forms
or·ni·tho·log·i·cal  [awr-nuh-thuh-loj-i-kuhl] , 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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ornithological
1802, from ornithology.
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