or·ni·thol·o·gy

(ôr′nə-thŏl′ə-jē)

The branch of zoology that deals with 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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

ornithologist - a zoologist who studies birds

bird watcher

animal scientist, zoologist - a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals

Translations

عالِم في الطُّيور

ornitolog

Ornithologe Vogelkundler

ornithologue

ornitológus

fuglafræîingur

ornitologo

fugleforsker ornitolog

ornitolog

орнитолог

ornitológ

ornitolog

kuş bilim uzmanı

鸟类学家

ornithologist

[ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪst] N → ornitólogo/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ornithologist

[ˌɔː^rnɪˈθɒlədʒɪst] n → ornithologue m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ornithologist

n → Ornithologe m, → Ornithologin f, → Vogelkundler(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ornithologist

[ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪst] n → ornitologo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ornithology

(oːniˈθolədʒi) noun

the scientific study of birds and their behaviour. He is interested in ornithology.

ornithoˈlogical (-ˈlo-) adjective

orniˈthologist noun

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References in classic literature

Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which if shown to an ornithologist, and he were told that they were wild birds, would certainly, I think, be ranked by him as well-defined species.

Hence the supposed aboriginal stocks must either still exist in the countries where they were originally domesticated, and yet be unknown to ornithologists; and this, considering their size, habits, and remarkable characters, seems very improbable; or they must have become extinct in the wild state.

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Townshend, an ornithologist; from these gentlemen we may look forward to important information concerning these interesting regions.

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Ornithologists have generally included them among the creepers, although opposed to that family in every habit.

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While apiarists are none too pleased with this invasive interloper, the sighting of these exotic looking birds, purely from an ornithologist's perspective, are the bees' knees.

More threats to bee population [...]

Paul treads the same ground as his ancestor, Ambrosius Arimond, an ornithologist who traveled to Afghanistan in the late eighteenth century.

Norbert Scheuer: The Language of Birds

Francisco Sornoza is the ornithologist who led the team of researchers from Ecuador, Venezuela, Denmark and Sweden which made the discovery.

New hummingbird species spotted in Ecuador

Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Wildlife Foundation and a noted ornithologist of the country, Safwan Shahab Ahmad while speaking on the occasion said if migratory birds stop coming, our wetlands will dry up and our great natural fauna and flora will suffer unimaginably.

Environmentalists urge protection of seasonal guests that keep Nature's cycle intact

The most conventional of the Portuguese auteur's protagonists, who have included a libidinous, latex-encased garbage collector seeking rough sex amid the rubbish (O fantasma [2000]) and an aged drag queen mortally poisoned by silicone breast implants (To Die like a Man [2009]), the solitary ornithologist nevertheless undergoes one wild ride after crashing his kayak on an annual trek to survey birds in a remote nature preserve.

Found in the wilderness: James Quandt on Joao Pedro Rodrigues

BONUS: Now, you be the ornithologist! Go outside and find a bird in your area.

Observing owls. (NGSS: DEVELOPING MODELS)

Shaikh Mohammed gives away Prince Albert II of Monaco, Indian environment expert Dr Ashok Khosla, Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid of Malaysia and Swiss ornithologist Dr Luc Hoffmann.

Monaco monarch, 4 others get Zayed environment prize

Summary: Muscat: A British ornithologist and his team have discovered a completely new species of owl ...

New owl species found in Oman