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ornithonym

ornithonym noun: the name of a (species of) bird.

Noun

ornithonym (plural ornithonyms)

  1. The name of a (species of) bird.
    • The selection of which ornithonyms to include in a dictionary is dependent on the type of dictionary.2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62
    • In the following, I will first trace the multilingual origins of Serfoji’s bird ornithonyms and, where possible, situate them in the specific specialised register from which they were derived.2026 July 28, Claudia Lange, “Colonial birdwatching”, in Journal of Historical Sociolinguistics, page 20

Forms of ornithonym

pluralornithonyms

Origin of ornithonym

From ornitho- + -onym.

Words formed from ornithonym

Questions about ornithonym

What does ornithonym mean?
Ornithonym means the name of a (species of) bird.
What part of speech is ornithonym?
Ornithonym is a noun.
What is the plural of ornithonym?
The plural of ornithonym is ornithonyms.

Words near ornithonym in the dictionary

  1. ornithomorph
  2. ornithomorphic
  3. ornithomorphs
  4. ornithon
  5. ornithons
  6. ornithonym
  7. ornithonyms
  8. ornithonymy
  9. ornithophaenology
  10. ornithophage
  11. ornithophages

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