ornithogeographyn.
/ˌɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)dʒɪˈɒɡrəfi/, /ˌɔːnᵻθəʊˈdʒɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ɔrˌnɪθoʊˌdʒiˈɑɡrəfi/, /ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˌdʒiˈɑɡrəfi/ The geographical distribution of birds; the branch of ornithology concerned with this.
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1955 R. A. Paynter in Bull. Peabody Mus. Nat. Hist., Yale Univ. No. 9. 1 (title) The ornithogeography of the Yucatán peninsula.
1978 Q. Rev. Biol. 53 178 Despite its regional emphasis, this is the best Australian bird book, providing sections on..ornithogeography, migration [etc.].
1991 Acta XX Congressus Internat. Ornithologici 1 419 Former avifaunas were distinct from modern ones. This necessitates a rethinking of basic concepts of Pacific ornithogeography.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1955- to the north-westward of
- to the northeastward
- to the northeastward of
- to the northwestward
- to the northwestward of
- to the notch
- to the nth
- to the nth degree
- to the nth power
- to the number of
- to the offward
- to the outmost
- to the outrance
- to the outside
- to the palaceward
- to the pith
- to the point
- to the point device
- to the point where
- to the power five
- to the power of five
- to the prejudice of
- to the prick
- to the proof
- to the punch