# ornithology

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/ · frequency rank #51,891

## Definitions
1. The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.

## Etymology
From New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos), from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos). See also ornitho- + -logy.

## Source
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