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ornithology

or·nit·ho·logy

UK/ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/ US/ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑlədʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the branch of zoology that studies birds

Origin

From New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos), from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos). See also ornitho- + -logy.

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