ornithologicallyadv.
/ˌɔːnᵻθəˈlɒdʒᵻkli/, U.S. /ɔrˌnɪθoʊˈlɑdʒək(ə)li/, /ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˈlɑdʒək(ə)li/ From an ornithological point of view; as regards ornithology.
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ornithologically1842
1842 ‘J. Cypress, Jr.’ Sporting Scenes I. 144 That the American bird is, ornithologically and strictly speaking, a quail, I never asserted.
1862 Ibis 4 87 The country..is rather poor ornithologically.
1933 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 2 180 No record from Kenya Colony, so well worked ornithologically by Dr Van Someren and others, although the border is only 50 miles to the north.
1986 J. Huxley Leaves of Tulip Tree v. 92 An ornithologically inclined undergraduate called Paget-Wilkes kept pestering me to go with him to study arctic birds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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