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ornithological

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
  • General-American: /ˌɔɹnɪθəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒdʒɪkəl
  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 R N IH0 TH AH0 L AO1 JH IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to ornithology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to ornithology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her ornithological interests

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ornithology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ornithological From ornithology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: ornitolóxicu — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Belarusian: арніталагі́чны (arnitalahíčny) — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Catalan: ornitològic — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Czech: ornitologický — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Danish: ornitologisk — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Dutch: ornithologisch — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Dutch: vogelkundig — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Estonian: ornitoloogiline — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Finnish: lintutieteellinen — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Finnish: ornitologinen — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • French: ornithologique — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Galician: ornitolóxico — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • German: ornithologisch — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Hungarian: ornitológiai — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Hungarian: madártani — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Irish: éaneolaíoch — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Italian: ornitologico — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Latvian: ornitoloģisks — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Manx: eean-oaylleeagh — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ornitologisk — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ornitologisk — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Polish: ornitologiczny — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Portuguese: ornitológico — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Romanian: ornitologic — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Russian: орнитологи́ческий (ornitologíčeskij) — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Serbo-Croatian: орнито̀лошкӣ — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Serbo-Croatian: ornitòloškī — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Spanish: ornitológico — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Swedish: ornitologisk — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Ukrainian: орнітологі́чний (ornitolohíčnyj) — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Volapük: bödavik — of or pertaining to ornithology
  • Welsh: adaregol — of or pertaining to ornithology