ornithicadj.

Brit.

/ɔːˈnɪθɪk/, U.S.

/ɔrˈnɪθɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀρνιθικός.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀρνιθικός of or for birds < ancient Greek ὀρνιθ- , ὄρνις bird (see ornitho- comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of birds; avian.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > [adjective]

feathereda1605

ornithic1842

ornithological1842

avian1870

avine1881

volucrine1881

1842 R. Owen in Trans. Geol. Soc. 6 208 The family affinities of an Ornithic fossil.

1865 Reader 29 July 123/3 The ornithic character of the cast of the brain-cavity.

1896 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. IV Introd. 21 The ornithic portion of the Fauna of any particular country.

1907 Daily Chron. 17 Sept. 3/2 The ornithic and mammalian kingdoms.

1927 Amer. Midland Naturalist 10 171 He retained the former name, besides establishing fully the ornithic relation of the animal.

2003 Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) (Nexis) 1 Feb. a6 Crows..dropping ornithic fecal matter on the lawn, roof, siding and anything else left out in the open.

†2. Dealing with or skilled in birds. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [adjective] > birds

ornithological1802

ornithologic1846

ornithica1876

a1876 M. Collins Thoughts in Garden (1880) II. 99 A point I am not ornithic enough to explain.

1881 J. Ruskin Love's Meinie I. iii. 126 You will scarcely find in any ornithic manual more than a sentence..about their hearing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ornithic
释义	ornithicadj. Brit. /ɔːˈnɪθɪk/, U.S. /ɔrˈnɪθɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀρνιθικός. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀρνιθικός of or for birds < ancient Greek ὀρνιθ- , ὄρνις bird (see ornitho- comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of birds; avian. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > [adjective] feathereda1605 ornithic1842 ornithological1842 avian1870 avine1881 volucrine1881 1842 R. Owen in Trans. Geol. Soc. 6 208 The family affinities of an Ornithic fossil. 1865 Reader 29 July 123/3 The ornithic character of the cast of the brain-cavity. 1896 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. IV Introd. 21 The ornithic portion of the Fauna of any particular country. 1907 Daily Chron. 17 Sept. 3/2 The ornithic and mammalian kingdoms. 1927 Amer. Midland Naturalist 10 171 He retained the former name, besides establishing fully the ornithic relation of the animal. 2003 Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) (Nexis) 1 Feb. a6 Crows..dropping ornithic fecal matter on the lawn, roof, siding and anything else left out in the open. †2. Dealing with or skilled in birds. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [adjective] > birds ornithological1802 ornithologic1846 ornithica1876 a1876 M. Collins Thoughts in Garden (1880) II. 99 A point I am not ornithic enough to explain. 1881 J. Ruskin Love's Meinie I. iii. 126 You will scarcely find in any ornithic manual more than a sentence..about their hearing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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