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ornithic

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or·nith·ic  (ôr-nthk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of birds.
ornithic [ɔːˈnɪθɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or relating to birds or a bird fauna
[from Greek ornithikos, from ornis bird]
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I am aware that the distinction between Latinate words and words of Greek origin is not always clear-cut, for instance ornithic, which is often thought to be from Greek, although AHD posits a New Latin form ornithosis from Greek ornis.
Collateral adjectives, Latinate vocabulary, and English morphology ... by Koshiishi, Tetsuya / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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