ornithology

Noun

Meaning

A treatise or book on this science.

That branch of zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

biology anatomy zoology ethnography ornithological ethology entomology anthropology taxonomy taxidermy herpetology malacology mammalogy conchology ornithologist
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Antonyms

botany

Hypernyms

zoology zoological science

Examples

A contribution to the ornithology of St Helena and other notes from a sea voyage. Source: Internet

Applied and economic ornithology aim to reduce the ill effects of problem birds and enhance gains from beneficial species. Source: Internet

A professor of geography at UCLA and noted polymath, Diamond's work has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history, among others. Source: Internet

According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the Pacific Northwest barred owls are displacing and hybridizing with spotted owls – their slightly smaller, less aggressive cousins – which are already threatened from habitat loss. Source: Internet

He was the author of the appendices on botany (in part) and ornithology in Potter's History and Antiquities of Charnwood Forest (1842). Source: Internet

From her work in ornithology she authored over ten books, including several field guides to birds, and close to one hundred articles. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ornithological ornithologically ornithologist ornithomancy ornithomantic ornithomimid