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ornithology

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or·ni·thol·o·gy  (ôrn-thl-j)
n.
The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.
orni·tho·logic (-th-ljk), orni·tho·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
orni·tho·logi·cal·ly adv.
orni·tholo·gist n.
ornithology
Noun
the study of birds [Greek ornis bird]
ornithological adj
ornithologist n
ornithology  (ôrn-thl-j)
The scientific study of birds.
ornithology
the branch of zoology that studies birds. — ornithologist, n. — ornithologie, ornithological, adj.
See also: Birds
the branch of zoology that studies birds. — ornithologist, n.
See also: Zoology
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ornithologyornithology - the branch of zoology that studies birds
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
Translations
Spanish ornithology [ɔːnɪˈθɔlədʒɪ] n → ornitología
French ornithology [ɔːnɪˈθɔlədʒɪ] n → ornithologie f
German ornithology [ɔːnɪˈθɔlədʒɪ] n → Ornithologie f, Vogelkunde f
Italian ornithology [ɔːnɪˈθɔlədʒɪ] n → ornitologia
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But I confess that I am now inclined to think that there is a finer way of studying ornithology than this.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
"What a remarkable phenomenon," said the Professor of Ornithology as he was passing over the bridge.
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Neither were they meant to bear reference to each other, so much as to the object on whom they were bestowed, as will be seen in the present case: a peacock with a turned-up nose being a novelty in ornithology, and a thing not commonly seen.
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