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ornithology
[ awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
ornithology
/ ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the study of birds, including their physiology, classification, ecology, and behaviour
ornithology
/ ôr′nə-thŏl′ə-jē /
- The scientific study of birds.
Derived Forms
- ˌorniˈthologist, noun
- ornithological, adjective
- ˌornithoˈlogically, adverb
Other Words From
- or·ni·tho·log·i·cal [awr-n, uh, -th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], orni·tho·logic adjective
- orni·tho·logi·cal·ly adverb
- orni·tholo·gist noun
- unor·ni·tho·logi·cal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ornithology1
Example Sentences
Found materials, including street signage rulers, ornithology illustrations and children’s drawings, festoon the canvas, mingling with hurried chalk annotations and prays of gestural brushwork resembling graffiti.
Enchanted by catbirds singing near her new home, she signed up for an ornithology class and became a regular at Warner Park, a recreation center and urban wildlife refuge.
That’s because the company’s giant color compendiums originate at least in part from ornithology and natural history.
"This committee will broaden participation by including a diverse representation of individuals with expertise in the social sciences, communications, ornithology, and taxonomy," the AOS said in its statement.
“Birds are the canary in the coal mine,” says Amanda Rodewald, senior director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at Cornell University’s ornithology lab.
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