ornithologist


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or·ni·thol·o·gy

 (ôr′nə-thŏl′ə-jē)
n.
The branch of zoology that deals with birds.

or′ni·tho·log′ic (-thə-lŏj′ĭk), or′ni·tho·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
or′ni·tho·log′i·cal·ly adv.
or′ni·thol′o·gist n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ornithologist - a zoologist who studies birdsornithologist - a zoologist who studies birds  
animal scientist, zoologist - a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
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Translations
عالِم في الطُّيور
ornitolog
ornitolog
ornitológus
fuglafræîingur
ornitológ
ornitolog
kuş bilim uzmanı

ornithologist

[ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪst] Nornitólogo/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ornithologist

[ˌɔːrnɪˈθɒlədʒɪst] nornithologue m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ornithologist

nOrnithologe m, → Ornithologin f, → Vogelkundler(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ornithologist

[ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪst] nornitologo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ornithology

(oːniˈθolədʒi) noun
the scientific study of birds and their behaviour. He is interested in ornithology.
ornithoˈlogical (-ˈlo-) adjective
orniˈthologist noun
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References in classic literature ?
Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which if shown to an ornithologist, and he were told that they were wild birds, would certainly, I think, be ranked by him as well-defined species.
Hence the supposed aboriginal stocks must either still exist in the countries where they were originally domesticated, and yet be unknown to ornithologists; and this, considering their size, habits, and remarkable characters, seems very improbable; or they must have become extinct in the wild state.
Townshend, an ornithologist; from these gentlemen we may look forward to important information concerning these interesting regions.
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While apiarists are none too pleased with this invasive interloper, the sighting of these exotic looking birds, purely from an ornithologist's perspective, are the bees' knees.
Paul treads the same ground as his ancestor, Ambrosius Arimond, an ornithologist who traveled to Afghanistan in the late eighteenth century.
Francisco Sornoza is the ornithologist who led the team of researchers from Ecuador, Venezuela, Denmark and Sweden which made the discovery.
Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Wildlife Foundation and a noted ornithologist of the country, Safwan Shahab Ahmad while speaking on the occasion said if migratory birds stop coming, our wetlands will dry up and our great natural fauna and flora will suffer unimaginably.
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BONUS: Now, you be the ornithologist! Go outside and find a bird in your area.
Shaikh Mohammed gives away Prince Albert II of Monaco, Indian environment expert Dr Ashok Khosla, Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid of Malaysia and Swiss ornithologist Dr Luc Hoffmann.
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