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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
- The scientific study of birds.
Derived Forms
- ˌǰԾˈٳDZDz, noun
- ornithological, adjective
- ˌǰԾٳˈDz, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰ·Ծ·ٳ·Dz·· [awr-n, uh, -th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], ǰn·ٳ·Dzi adjective
- ǰn·ٳ·Dzi·· adverb
- ǰn·ٳDZo· noun
- ܲo·Ծ·ٳ·Dzi· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ornithology1
Example Sentences
It says it has conducted one of the largest known ornithology surveys in the world as part of the application process and that it disagrees strongly with the points put forward in the letter.
The ornithology curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County placed handfuls of feathers between two small screens and clipped them together with zip ties.
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.
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