ornithology

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ornithology

/ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/ UK
/ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑlədʒi/ US

Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

Where it comes from

From New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos), from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos). See also ornitho- + -logy.

noun ornithologies

countable, uncountable 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.
Similar: birdlore, fowl-lore

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noun scientific study of birds

Español	ornitología
한국어	조류학 joryuhak
日本語	鳥類学 chōruigaku
中文	鳥類學 /鸟类学 niǎolèixué
हिन्दी	पक्षीविज्ञान pakṣīvijñān
Português	ornitologia
Français	ornithologie
Deutsch	Ornithologie, Vogelkunde
Italiano	ornitologia
Ελληνικά	ορνιθολογία ornithología
Română	ornitologie
Русский	орнитоло́гия ornitológija
Tiếng Việt	điểu học, cầm điểu học
العربية	عَلِمَ الطَائِر ʕalima ṭ-ṭāʔir, عَلِم الطُيُور ʕalim aṭ-ṭuyūr
עברית	אוֹרְנִיתוֹלוֹגְיָה ornitológya

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@misc{ornithology_2026,
  title = {ornithology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ornithology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}