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ornith.

ornith. is the abbreviation of ornithology.

Meaning of ornithology

Noun

ornithology (countable and uncountable, plural ornithologies)

  1. 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.1750, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, The Art of Hatching and Bringing Up Domestick Fowls of All Kinds at Any Time of the Year
    Synonyms:
    birdlore, fowl-lore

Questions about ornith.

What is ornith. the abbreviation of?
Ornith. is the abbreviation of ornithology.

Words near ornith. in the dictionary

  1. ornifying
  2. orning
  3. ornipressin
  4. ornis
  5. ornith-
  6. ornith.
  7. ornithes
  8. ornithic
  9. ornithichnite
  10. ornithichnites
  11. ornithichnology

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