oology

American  

[oh-ol-uh-jee] / oʊˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the branch of ornithology that studies birds' eggs.

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oology British  

/ ˌəʊəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, əʊˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of ornithology concerned with the study of birds' eggs

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Other Word Forms

• oological adjective
• oologist noun

Etymology

Origin of oology

First recorded in 1825–35; oo- + -logy

Example Sentences

The evidence furnished by oology and the newly-hatched young seems to favour Brandt’s views.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

Since bird-nesting has become scientific, and dignified itself as oology, that, no doubt, is partly to blame for some of our losses.

From My Garden Acquaintance by Lowell, James Russell

O�l′ogist, one versed in oology; O�m′eter, an apparatus for measuring eggs.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Yet, be assured, reader, that all the 'ologies' hitherto christened oology, ichthyology, ornithology, conchology, palaeodontology, &c., do not furnish such mines of labor as does the Greek language when thoroughly searched.

From Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by De Quincey, Thomas