Definitions
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- adj. Of or relating to ornithology; ornithological.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Of or pertaining to ornithology.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same as ornithological.
Etymologies
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Compare French ornithologique.
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.
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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
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