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ornithology

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɔː^rnɪˈθɒlədʒi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɔrnəˈθɑlədʒi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′nə thol′ə jē)

or•ni•thol•o•gy /ˌɔrnəˈθɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Biologythe branch of zoology that deals with birds.

or•ni•thol•o•gist, n. [countable]

or•ni•thol•o•gy (ôr′nə thol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n.

Biologythe branch of zoology that deals with birds.

Neo-Latin ornithologia. See ornitho-, -logy
1645–55;

or′ni•tho•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
or′ni•thol′o•gst, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ornithology /ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ/ n

the study of birds, including their physiology, classification, ecology, and behaviour

ornithological /ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl/ adj ˌornithoˈlogically adv ˌorniˈthologist n

'ornithology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

oology - ornitho- - classic - literature - ornith- - ornithol.

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