ORNITHOLOGIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A zoologist who studies birds

Synonyms:

bird watcher; ornithologist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ornithologist" is a kind of...):

animal scientist; zoologist (a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals)

Instance hyponyms:

Audubon; John James Audubon (United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851))

Alexander Wilson; Wilson (Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813))

Derivation:

ornithology (the branch of zoology that studies birds)