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Webster 1913 Edition
Ornithology
Orˊni-thol′o-gy
,Noun.
[
Ornitho-
+ -logy
: cf. F. ornithologie
.] 1.
That branch of Zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification.
2.
A treatise or book on this science.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ornithology
ORNITHOL'OGY
,Noun.
The science of fowls, which comprises a knowledge of their form, structure, habits and uses.