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or·ni·thol·o·gy

ornithology

pronunciation:
or nih tha l ji
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part of speech: noun
definition: the scientific study of birds.
Bird intelligence has become a topic of great interest in ornithology.
derivations: ornithological (adj.), ornithologically (adv.), ornithologist (n.)
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  bird, science