ornithology

noun

or·ni·thol·o·gy ˌȯr-nə-ˈthä-lə-jē

plural ornithologies

: a branch of zoology dealing with birds

: a treatise on ornithology

ornithological

ˌȯr-nə-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

adjective

or less commonly ornithologic

ˌȯr-nə-thə-ˈlä-jik

ornithologically

ˌȯr-nə-thə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

adverb

ornithologist

ˌȯr-nə-ˈthä-lə-jist

noun

Examples of ornithology in a Sentence

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The year was 1924, and Allen was an energetic ornithology professor at Cornell University, about to take a sabbatical. —

Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 The lab’s work soon attracted the attention of ornithology researchers at Cornell. —

Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 In 1933, his father lost his job, a development that might have prevented Calhoun from attending college, had ornithology not intervened. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 Cornell University’s ornithology lab, one of the leading sources of bird information in the U.S., advises keeping all outdoor pets contained in an enclosure with a roof to keep them safe from birds of prey and other hazards. —

Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ornithology