noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/
General-American:/ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑlədʒi/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: birdlore, fowl-lore
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the branch of zoology that studies birds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: zoology, zoological science
History
Etymology
From New Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos), from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos). See also ornitho- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
103 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
voëlkunde
— scientific study of birds
Albanian:
ornitologji
— scientific study of birds
Arabic:
عَلِمَ الطَائِر
(ʕalima ṭ-ṭāʔir)
— scientific study of birds
Arabic:
عَلِم الطُيُور
(ʕalim aṭ-ṭuyūr)
— scientific study of birds
Armenian:
օրնիթոլոգիա
(ōrnitʻologia)
— scientific study of birds
Armenian:
թռչնաբանություն
(tʻṙčʻnabanutʻyun)
— scientific study of birds
Assamese:
পক্ষীবিজ্ঞান
(pokhibiggan)
— scientific study of birds
Asturian:
ornitoloxía
— scientific study of birds
Azerbaijani:
ornitologiya
— scientific study of birds
Balinese:
paksiwidya
— scientific study of birds
Bashkir:
орнитоло́гия
(ornitológiya)
— scientific study of birds
Basque:
ornitologia
— scientific study of birds
Belarusian:
арніталогія
(arnitalóhija)
— scientific study of birds
Bengali:
পক্ষীবিজ্ঞান
(pokkhibiggên)
— scientific study of birds
Breton:
evnoniezh
— scientific study of birds
Bulgarian:
орнитоло́гия
(ornitológija)
— scientific study of birds
Burmese:
သကုဏဗေဒ
(sa.ku.na.beda.)
— scientific study of birds
Catalan:
ornitologia
— scientific study of birds
Chinese Cantonese:
鳥類學 /鸟类学
(niu5 leoi6 hok6)
— scientific study of birds
Chinese:
鳥類學 /鸟类学
(chiáu-lūi-ha̍k)
— scientific study of birds
Chinese Mandarin:
鳥類學 /鸟类学
(niǎolèixué)
— scientific study of birds
Corsican:
urnitulugia
— scientific study of birds
Corsican:
ornitologia
— scientific study of birds
Czech:
ornitologie
— scientific study of birds
Danish:
ornitologi
— scientific study of birds
Dutch:
vogelkunde
— scientific study of birds
Dutch:
ornithologie
— scientific study of birds
Esperanto:
ornitologio
— scientific study of birds
Estonian:
ornitoloogia
— scientific study of birds
Estonian:
linnuteadus
— scientific study of birds
Finnish:
lintutiede
— scientific study of birds
Finnish:
ornitologia
— scientific study of birds
French:
ornithologie
— scientific study of birds
West-Frisian:
fûgelkunde
— scientific study of birds
Galician:
ornitoloxía
— scientific study of birds
Georgian:
ორნითოლოგია
(ornitologia)
— scientific study of birds
German:
Ornithologie
— scientific study of birds
German:
Vogelkunde
— scientific study of birds
Greek:
ορνιθολογία
(ornithología)
— scientific study of birds
Gujarati:
પક્ષીવિદ્યા
(pakṣīvidyā)
— scientific study of birds
Hebrew:
אוֹרְנִיתוֹלוֹגְיָה
(ornitológya)
— scientific study of birds
Hindi:
पक्षीविज्ञान
(pakṣīvijñān)
— scientific study of birds
Hungarian:
ornitológia
— scientific study of birds
Hungarian:
madártan
— scientific study of birds
Icelandic:
fuglafræði
— scientific study of birds
Ido:
ornitologio
— scientific study of birds
Indonesian:
ornitologi
— scientific study of birds
Interlingua:
ornithologia
— scientific study of birds
Irish:
éaneolaíocht
— scientific study of birds
Italian:
ornitologia
— scientific study of birds
Japanese:
鳥類学
(chōruigaku)
— scientific study of birds
Kannada:
ಹಕ್ಕಿಯರಿಮೆ
(hakkiyarime)
— scientific study of birds
Kannada:
ಪಕ್ಷಿವಿಜ್ಞಾನ
(pakṣivijñāna)
— scientific study of birds
Kazakh:
құстану
(qūstanu)
— scientific study of birds
Korean:
조류학
(joryuhak)
— scientific study of birds
Kyrgyz:
орнитология
(ornitologiya)
— scientific study of birds
Latin:
ornithologia
— scientific study of birds
Latvian:
ornitoloģija
— scientific study of birds
Lithuanian:
ornitologija
— scientific study of birds
Low German:
Ornithologie
— scientific study of birds
Luxembourgish:
Ornithologie
— scientific study of birds
Macedonian:
орнитологија
(ornitologija)
— scientific study of birds
Malay:
kaji burung
— scientific study of birds
Malay:
ornitologi
— scientific study of birds
Malayalam:
പക്ഷിശാസ്ത്രം
(pakṣiśāstraṁ)
— scientific study of birds
Manx:
eean-oaylleeaght
— scientific study of birds
Māori:
mātai manu
— scientific study of birds
Marathi:
पक्षीशास्त्र
(pakṣīśāstra)
— scientific study of birds
Western Mari:
орнитологи
(orńitologi)
— scientific study of birds
Mongolian:
шувуу судлал
(šuvuu sudlal)
— scientific study of birds
Norwegian Bokmål:
ornitologi
— scientific study of birds
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ornitologi
— scientific study of birds
Occitan:
ornitologia
— scientific study of birds
Persian:
پرندهشناسی
(parande-šenâsi)
— scientific study of birds
Polish:
ornitologia
— scientific study of birds
Portuguese:
ornitologia
— scientific study of birds
Romanian:
ornitologie
— scientific study of birds
Russian:
орнитоло́гия
(ornitológija)
— scientific study of birds
Scottish Gaelic:
eun-eòlas
— scientific study of birds
Serbo-Croatian:
орнитоло̀гија
— scientific study of birds
Serbo-Croatian:
ornitològija
— scientific study of birds
Slovak:
ornitológia
— scientific study of birds
Slovene:
ornitologija
— scientific study of birds
Spanish:
ornitología
— scientific study of birds
Swedish:
ornitologi
— scientific study of birds
Tagalog:
dalub-ibunan
— scientific study of birds
Tagalog:
palaibunan
— scientific study of birds
Tagalog:
ornitolohiya
— scientific study of birds
Tamil:
பறவையியல்
(paṟavaiyiyal)
— scientific study of birds
Tatar:
орнитология
(ornitologiyä)
— scientific study of birds
Tetum:
ornitolojia
— scientific study of birds
Thai:
ปักษีวิทยา
(pak-see-wit-ta-ya)
— scientific study of birds
Turkish:
kuşbilim
— scientific study of birds
Turkish:
ornitoloji
— scientific study of birds
Turkish:
kuş bilimi
— scientific study of birds
Ukrainian:
орнітологія
(ornitolohija)
— scientific study of birds
Vietnamese:
điểu học
— scientific study of birds
Vietnamese:
cầm điểu học
— scientific study of birds
Volapük:
bödav
— scientific study of birds
Waray-Waray:
ornitolohiya
— scientific study of birds
Welsh:
adareg
— scientific study of birds
Welsh:
adaryddiaeth
— scientific study of birds
Yiddish:
אָרניטאָלאָגיע
(ornitologye)
— scientific study of birds