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ORNITHOLOGY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of zoology that studies birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ornithology" is a kind of...):
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Domain member category:
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)
Derivation:
ornithological (of or relating to ornithology)
ornithologist (a zoologist who studies birds)