Did you know: You may expect "Ouija" in Oujia board to have some magical origin. Here's the real deal.

ornithological

- 5 dictionary results

–noun

the branch of zoology that deals with birds.

Use ornithological in a Sentence

See images of ornithological

Search ornithological on the Web

Origin:
1645–55; < NL ornithologia. See ornitho-, -logy

—Related forms

or·ni·tho·log·i·cal

[awr-nuh-thuh-loj-i-kuh

, or·ni·tho·log·ic, adjective

or·ni·tho·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

or·ni·thol·o·gst, noun

un·or·ni·tho·log·i·cal, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source

Link To ornithological

World English Dictionary

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
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Word Origin & History

ornithological

1802, from ornithology.

ornithology

1670s, from Mod.L. ornithologia (1590s), from Gk. ornithologos, from ornitho- (q.v.) + -logia "study."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source

Science Dictionary

ornithology

(ôr'nə-thŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of birds.