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ornithoidichnite |
ornitholite |
ornithologic |
ornithological |
ornithologist |
ornithology
| ornithomancy
| ornithomimid
| ornithomimida
| ornithon
| ornithopappi
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ornithology
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ornithology has 1 sense
- ornithology(n = noun.cognition) - the branch of zoology that studies birds; is a kind of zoological science, zoology
Derived forms adjective ornithological1, noun ornithologist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
ornithology, n. [Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F. ornithologie.].
- That branch of zoölogy which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification. [1913 Webster]
- A treatise or book on this science. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ornithology, n. the scientific study of birds.
Derivative
ornithological adj. ornithologically adv. ornithologist n.
Etymology
mod.L ornithologia f. Gk ornithologos treating of birds (as ORNITHO-, -LOGY)
THESAURUS
ornithology
anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, biology, comparative anatomy, conchology, ecology, entomology, ethology, helminthology, herpetology, ichthyology, malacology, mammalogy, protozoology, taxidermy, taxonomy, zoogeography, zoography, zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomyROGET THESAURUS
ornithology
Zoology
N zoology, zoonomy, zoography, zootomy, anatomy, comparative anatomy, animal physiology, comparative physiology, morphology, mammalogy, anthropology, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, ophiology, malacology, helminthology, entomology, oryctology, paleontology, mastology, vermeology, ornithotomy, ichthyotomy, taxidermy, zoologist, zoological.
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