ornithology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑlədʒi/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos), from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos). See also ornitho- + -logy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.
Jerome A. Jackson, an ivory bill specialist at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, has now increased the intensity of the discussion in a 15-page article in the current issue of The Auk, a quarterly ornithology journal published by the American Ornithologists' Union.
2006 January 24, James Gorman, “Ivory Bill Report Is Called 'Faith-Based Ornithology'”, in The New York Times: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.
1750, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, The Art of Hatching and Bringing Up Domestick Fowls of All Kinds at Any Time of the Year:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ornithologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ethnoornithology · ornithological · ornithologist · paleornithology · ornithologize · ornithologic
Synonyms
Translations (103)
fr ornithologie (scientific study of birds) · tl palaibunan (scientific study of birds) · vi điểu học (scientific study of birds) · ban paksiwidya (scientific study of birds) · fi ornitologia (scientific study of birds) · war ornitolohiya (scientific study of birds) · oc ornitologia (scientific study of birds) · hy թռչնաբանություն (scientific study of birds) · ms ornitologi (scientific study of birds) · tet ornitolojia (scientific study of birds) · yue 鳥類學 /鸟类学 (scientific study of birds) · id ornitologi (scientific study of birds) · ms kaji burung (scientific study of birds) · sk ornitológia (scientific study of birds) · gv eean-oaylleeaght (scientific study of birds) · sh ornitològija (scientific study of birds) · as পক্ষীবিজ্ঞান (scientific study of birds) · nl ornithologie (scientific study of birds) · ky орнитология (scientific study of birds) · ta பறவையியல் (scientific study of birds) · cy adaryddiaeth (scientific study of birds) · fy fûgelkunde (scientific study of birds) · ar عَلِمَ الطَائِر (scientific study of birds) · ast ornitoloxía (scientific study of birds) · ca ornitologia (scientific study of birds) · ml പക്ഷിശാസ്ത്രം (scientific study of birds) · az ornitologiya (scientific study of birds) · mi mātai manu (scientific study of birds) · gl ornitoloxía (scientific study of birds) · ba орнитоло́гия (scientific study of birds) · ia ornithologia (scientific study of birds) · co ornitologia (scientific study of birds) · is fuglafræði (scientific study of birds) · th ปักษีวิทยา (scientific study of birds) · ga éaneolaíocht (scientific study of birds) · pt ornitologia (scientific study of birds) · gd eun-eòlas (scientific study of birds) · hy օրնիթոլոգիա (scientific study of birds) · sq ornitologji (scientific study of birds) · bn পক্ষীবিজ্ঞান (scientific study of birds) · kn ಪಕ್ಷಿವಿಜ್ಞಾನ (scientific study of birds) · tt орнитология (scientific study of birds) · la ornithologia (scientific study of birds) · nds-de Ornithologie (scientific study of birds) · kk құстану (scientific study of birds) · ja 鳥類学 (scientific study of birds) · tr kuşbilim (scientific study of birds) · cs ornitologie (scientific study of birds) · tr ornitoloji (scientific study of birds) · cy adareg (scientific study of birds) · bg орнитоло́гия (scientific study of birds) · gu પક્ષીવિદ્યા (scientific study of birds) · ko 조류학 (scientific study of birds) · et linnuteadus (scientific study of birds) · it ornitologia (scientific study of birds) · co urnitulugia (scientific study of birds) · vi cầm điểu học (scientific study of birds) · io ornitologio (scientific study of birds) · mn шувуу судлал (scientific study of birds) · af voëlkunde (scientific study of birds) · pl ornitologia (scientific study of birds) · mk орнитологија (scientific study of birds) · hu madártan (scientific study of birds) · tl ornitolohiya (scientific study of birds) · my သကုဏဗေဒ (scientific study of birds) · tr kuş bilimi (scientific study of birds) · ro ornitologie (scientific study of birds) · ka ორნითოლოგია (scientific study of birds) · eu ornitologia (scientific study of birds) · eo ornitologio (scientific study of birds) · mrj орнитологи (scientific study of birds) · da ornitologi (scientific study of birds) · fi lintutiede (scientific study of birds) · lb Ornithologie (scientific study of birds) · uk орнітологія (scientific study of birds) · sv ornitologi (scientific study of birds) · nn ornitologi (scientific study of birds) · de Ornithologie (scientific study of birds) · kn ಹಕ್ಕಿಯರಿಮೆ (scientific study of birds) · ru орнитоло́гия (scientific study of birds) · et ornitoloogia (scientific study of birds) · yi אָרניטאָלאָגיע (scientific study of birds) · no ornitologi (scientific study of birds) · br evnoniezh (scientific study of birds) · hu ornitológia (scientific study of birds) · vo bödav (scientific study of birds) · lv ornitoloģija (scientific study of birds) · lt ornitologija (scientific study of birds) · mr पक्षीशास्त्र (scientific study of birds) · sl ornitologija (scientific study of birds) · be арніталогія (scientific study of birds) · es ornitología (scientific study of birds) · nl vogelkunde (scientific study of birds) · tl dalub-ibunan (scientific study of birds) · de Vogelkunde (scientific study of birds) · he אוֹרְנִיתוֹלוֹגְיָה (scientific study of birds) · el ορνιθολογία (scientific study of birds) · nan-hbl 鳥類學 /鸟类学 (scientific study of birds) · fa پرندهشناسی (scientific study of birds) · sh орнитоло̀гија (scientific study of birds) · cmn 鳥類學 /鸟类学 (scientific study of birds) · hi पक्षीविज्ञान (scientific study of birds) · ar عَلِم الطُيُور (scientific study of birds)