Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
ornithology .
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Examples
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An ornithopter is an aircraft that gets its forward propulsion from the flapping of wings (the ORNITH – in ornithopter comes from the ltain for “bird” – putting “ornith” on a prefix makes it “bird-like”) an ornithopter is a heavier-than-air aircraft that is propelled by the flapping of wings.
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JoshuaTerrell said: "Err, correction" If the value of whatever you are trying to protect is exceeded by the resources re ... "petruk said:" The largest alternate currencies are, of course, frequent flyer miles, which represent billions of d ... "ornith said:" It figures that the toilet-kitchen-no-wipe-or-sink thing would be Horde-themed visually.
Boing Boing 2009
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JoshuaTerrell said: "Err, correction" If the value of whatever you are trying to protect is exceeded by the resources re ... "petruk said:" The largest alternate currencies are, of course, frequent flyer miles, which represent billions of d ... "ornith said:" It figures that the toilet-kitchen-no-wipe-or-sink thing would be Horde-themed visually.
Boing Boing 2009
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Marja said: "" Pro-market advocates often forget that the corporations whose interests they're championing are act ... "ornith said:" I've been to the Philly one and it was great.
Boing Boing 2009
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"But I know you are a famous ornith - ornith - whatever it is, and know all about birds - so do you think you could help me to name a bird I saw to-day?
Working Without a Net Randy Lowens 2010
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I mean — if there aren’t ornith-atmospheric theses on the vocals of treasured Georgian folk-troubadours to be found, we might as well turn off the Internet.
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