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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ORNITHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a fowl, and discourse.]
The science of fowls, which comprises a knowledge of their form, structure, habits and uses.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the branch of zoology that studies birds

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -gies) Etymology: New Latin ornithologia, from ornith- + -logia -logy Date: 1676 1. a treatise on ornithology 2. a branch of zoology dealing with birds • ornithological also ornithologic adjective • ornithologically adverb • ornithologist noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the scientific study of birds. Derivatives: ornithological adj. ornithologically adv. ornithologist n. Etymology: mod.L ornithologia f. Gk ornithologos treating of birds (as ORNITHO-, -LOGY)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Ornithology is the study of birds. (FORMAL) • ornithological ...the Hampshire Ornithological Society. ADJ: ADJ n • ornithologist (ornithologists) That area is an ornithologist's paradise. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, biology, comparative anatomy, conchology, ecology, entomology, ethology, helminthology, herpetology, ichthyology, malacology, mammalogy, protozoology, taxidermy, taxonomy, zoogeography, zoography, zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomy