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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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ornithologic

(ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪk)

adj

a variant form of ornithological

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It is thus disappointing that ornithologic knowledge and methods have not figured prominently in many high-profile studies that have shaped scientific, public, and political perceptions of the threat posed by HPAI (H5N1).