ornithologist
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nəˈθɒl noun
the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
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ornithology (ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| the study of birds, including their physiology, classification, ecology, and behaviour | |
| ornithological | |
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| ornitho'logically | |
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| orni'thologist | |
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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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Science Dictionary
ornithology  (ôr'nə-thŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of birds. |
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Example sentences
Few, if any, other tools available to the ornithologist have been as productive.
It is a five-day journey with a group of up to eight people led by an experienced ornithologist guide.
The same specimens sometimes served the great ornithologist as models and meals.
The surveying ornithologist shall inspect all trees in and immediately adjacent to the subject area for raptor nests.
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