ornithology
The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birdsThe branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.
» Today he works at the Lab of Ornithology, unraveling avian mysteries.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.
Ornithologie, Vogelkunde
орнитоло́гияornitológija
орнітологіяornitolohija
the branch of zoology that studies birds
Examples
2 sentencesToday he works at the Lab of Ornithology, unraveling avian mysteries.
The Ornithology Lab teamed up with the university's Bioacoustic Research Program to develop software that would decode the birdcalls.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (oFrom New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos), from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos). See also ornitho- + -logy.
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Forms
plural: ornithologies| Singular | ornithology |
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Synonyms
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6 related wordsLessons for this word
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