ornithology
Pronunciation: /ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/
The English word “ornithology” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.
Etymology
From New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos), from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos). See also ornitho- + -logy.
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More English words
- ornithological
- ornithologically
- ornithologist
- ornithologize
- ornithomancer
- ornithomancy
- ornithomantic
- ornithomimid
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