ORNITHOLOGY


Meaning of ORNITHOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯr-nə-ˈthä-lə-jē ]

noun

( plural -gies )

Etymology: New Latin ornithologia, from ornith- + -logia -logy

Date: 1676

1. : a treatise on ornithology

2. : a branch of zoology dealing with birds

• or·ni·tho·log·i·cal -thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl also or·ni·tho·log·ic -jik adjective

• or·ni·tho·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē adverb

• or·ni·thol·o·gist -ˈthä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.