ornithology
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++or·ni·thol·o·gy /ˌɔːnəˈθɒlədʒi $ ˌɔːrnəˈθɑː-/ noun [uncountable] HBBthe scientific study of birds 鸟类学 —ornithological /ˌɔːnəθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌɔːrnəθəˈlɑː-/ adjective
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ornithology• I've got my ornithology, my Lost City trips - places where no white man's been.• They're just the people to spot the finer points of ornithology, are they?• It was around this time that I first discovered the darker side of ornithology - the effect of man on the environment.Origin ornithology (1600-1700) Modern Latin ornithologia, from Greek ornis “bird”or·ni·thol·o·gy nounChineseSyllable
the scientific study Corpus of birds
ornithology
or‧ni‧thol‧o‧gy /ˌɔːnəˈθɒlədʒi, ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi $ ˌɔːrnəˈθɑː-/
noun [uncountable]
—ornithological /ˌɔːnəθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂, ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌɔːrnəθəˈlɑː-/ adjective
or‧ni‧thol‧o‧gy /ˌɔːnəˈθɒlədʒi, ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi $ ˌɔːrnəˈθɑː-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: ornithologia, from Greek ornis 'bird'
the scientific study of birdsLanguage: Modern Latin
Origin: ornithologia, from Greek ornis 'bird'
—ornithological /ˌɔːnəθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂, ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌɔːrnəθəˈlɑː-/ adjective