n.
The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.
ornithologic or'ni·tho·log'ic (-thə-lŏj'ĭk) or or'ni·tho·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
ornithologically or'ni·tho·log'i·cal·ly adv.
ornithologist or'ni·thol'o·gist n.
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