ornithology

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the branch of zoology that studies birds

Etymology

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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