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ornithological, a.|ˌɔːnɪθəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl|
[f. as prec. + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to ornithology; relating to the study of birds. (In quot. 1875 catachr. Of or pertaining to birds, avian, ornithic.)
1802Montagu (title) Ornithological Dictionary; or Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds. 1812Pennant's Zool. II. 88 Mr. Montagu..has given a very detailed description of it in his..ornithological dictionary. 1824Miss Mitford Village Ser. i. (1863) 204 The ornithological ear of the master..was struck by a regular and melodious call, the note, as he averred, of a sky-lark. 1875M. E. Braddon Strange World II. i. 9 A marvellous specimen of the ornithological race.
Hence ornithoˈlogically adv., according to ornithology, from an ornithological point of view.
1862Ibis 87 The country..is rather poor ornithologically. 1970Daily Tel. 2 May 11/4 This month is quite the best for the ornithologically minded. 1977Listener 30 June 867/1 A superb setting, a marshy bird reserve in Southern Spain where..the..narrator's ornithologically outrageous mania which traps him into seeing too much, forces him into flight among sordid tourist development. |