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ornithology

noun or·ni·thol·o·gy \ˌȯr-nə-ˈthä-lə-jē\

: a branch of science that deals with the study of birds

plural or·ni·thol·o·gies

Full Definition of ORNITHOLOGY

: a treatise on ornithology

: a branch of zoology dealing with birds

— or·ni·tho·log·i·cal \-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also or·ni·tho·log·ic \-jik\ adjective

— or·ni·tho·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— or·ni·thol·o·gist \-ˈthä-lə-jist\ noun

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New Latin ornithologia, from ornith- + -logia -logy

First Known Use: 1676

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