| 单词 | ornithology |
| 释义 | ornitho- or before a vowel ornith- /ör-ni-th(ō)-, -th(ə)- or -th(o)-/combining formSignifying bird ORIGIN: Gr ornis, ornīthos a bird ornithichnite /ör-ni-thikˈnīt/ noun (Gr ichnos track) a fossil footprint of a bird Ornithischia /-thisˈki-ə/ plural noun (Gr ischion hip joint) the order of bird-hipped dinosaurs, herbivorous and often heavily armoured ornithisˈchian noun and adjective Ornithodelˈphia plural noun (Gr delphys womb) the Prototheria or Monotremata, from the ornithic character of the urogenital organs ornithodelˈphian adjective Of or relating to the Ornithodelphia (also noun) ornithodelˈphic or ornithodelˈphous adjective Ornithodelphian Ornithogaea /-nī-thə-jēˈə/ noun (Gr gaia land) the New Zealand biological region ornithogˈalum noun (Gr ornithogalon star-of-Bethlehem) a plant of a large genus (Ornithogalum) of herbs of the family Liliaceae ornithologˈical adjective ornithologˈically adverb ornitholˈogist noun ornitholˈogy noun The study of birds ornithomancy /ör-nīˈthō-man-si or örˈnith-ō-/ noun (see -mancy) divination by means of birds, by observing their flight, etc ornithomanˈtic adjective ornithomorph /ör-nīˈthō-mörf or örˈnith-ō-mörf/ noun (see -morph) a figure or design in the form of a bird ornithomorphˈic adjective ornithophˈilous adjective (see -philous under phil-) bird-pollinated ornithophˈily noun ornithophōˈbia noun Fear of birds orˈnithopod noun A member of the Ornithopˈoda, a suborder of bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs ornithopter /-opˈtər/ noun (Gr pteron wing) a flying machine with flapping wings ornithorhynchus /-ō-ringˈkəs/ noun (Gr rhynchos snout) the duckbill, of the Ornithorhynchus genus ornithosaur /ör-nīˈthə-sör/ noun (Gr sauros lizard) a pterodactyl ornithoscopy /-osˈkə-pi/ noun (see -scopy) augury by observation of birds |
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