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ornithic

/ɔː(ɹ)ˈnɪθɪk/

ornithic adjective: of or pertaining to birds.

Adjective

ornithic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to birds.
    • ornithic fossils
    • ornithic proportions with unusual strength1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates

Origin of ornithic

From ornitho- + -ic.

Questions about ornithic

What does ornithic mean?
Ornithic means of or pertaining to birds.
What part of speech is ornithic?
Ornithic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ornithic?
Ornithic is pronounced /ɔː(ɹ)ˈnɪθɪk/.

Words near ornithic in the dictionary

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

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