ornithology
pronunciation
How to pronounce ornithology in British English:
UK [ˌɔ:nɪˈθɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce ornithology in American English:
US [ˌɔrnɪˈθɑlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of zoology that studies birds
Word Origin
- ornithology (n.)
- 1670s, from Modern Latin ornithologia (1590s); see ornitho- + -logy.
Example
- 1. His main interests are botany and ornithology .
- 2. But I confess that I am now inclined to think that there is a finer way of studying ornithology than this .
- 3. Ekerciolu 's new study , funded by the university of utah , is being published this month in thejournal of ornithology .
- 4. Ornithology happens to be my avocation .
- 5. He found his vocation in ornithology .