ornithology
noun/ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/UK/ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑlədʒi/US
Etymology
From New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos), from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos). See also ornitho- + -logy.
- derived from ὀρνιθολόγος
- derived from ornithologia
Definitions
The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.
- Gesner says in his Ornithology, that this fact was attested by a great many moderns of his own time, and he even quotes Albert the great, who asserts that he has seen a cock foster chickens.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ornithology. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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