Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
ornithological .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to ornithology.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
ornithology ;ornithological .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The partners remained superior in manner, though unable to conceal a natural resentment; they had adopted "Oriole" not out of a sentiment for the city of Baltimore, nor, indeed, on account of any ornithologic interest of theirs, but as a relic left over from an abandoned club or secret society, which they had previously contemplated forming, its members to be called "The Orioles" for no reason whatever.
Gentle Julia Booth Tarkington 1907
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It is more than suspected that he sucks eggs, and even murder in the first degree -- ornithologic infanticide -- has been laid to his charge.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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