Ornithology - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Ornithology :  (noun)

1: the branch of zoology that studies birds

Based on WordNet 2.0

Ornithology : \Or`ni*thol"o*gy\, n. [Ornitho- _ -logy: cf. F. ornithologie.] 1. That branch of zo["o]logy which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification.

2. A treatise or book on this science.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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