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ornithology

[awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee]

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noun

the branch of zoology that deals with birds.

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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Jedlicka envisions a revival of economic ornithology through the lens of ecosystem services and bird conservation.

Labour's break-up may help reclarify the old hawk-dove ornithology.

Ultimately, he would choose ornithology as his scientific field.

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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

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

ornithology

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

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

ornithology

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