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ornithology

Main Entry:: or·ni·thol·o·gy
Pronunciation:: \ˌȯr-nə-ˈthä-lə-jē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural or·ni·thol·o·gies
Etymology:: New Latin ornithologia, from ornith- + -logia -logy
Date:: 1676

1 : a treatise on ornithology 2 : a branch of zoology dealing with birds

— or·ni·tho·log·i·cal

\-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also or·ni·tho·log·ic

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\-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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