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ornithologist

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or·ni·thol·o·gy   (ôr'nə-thŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.
or'ni·tho·log'ic (-thə-lŏj'ĭk), or'ni·tho·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., or'ni·tho·log'i·cal·ly adv., or'ni·thol'o·gist n.
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ornithologist 
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1677, from Mod.L. ornithologia (1599), from Gk. ornitho- (q.v.) + -logia "study," from logos "word."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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