| Ornitho- | . [ Cf. Ern. ] A combining form fr. Gr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ornithodelphia | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'o`rnis + delfy`s the womb. ] Same as Monotremata. -- Or`ni*tho*del"phid a. [1913 Webster] |
| Ornithoidichnite | n. [ Ornitho- + -oid + Gr. 'i`chnos footstep, track. ] (Paleon.) A fossil track resembling that of a bird. Hitchcock. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ornitholite | n. [ Ornitho- + -lite. ] (Paleon.) (a) The fossil remains of a bird. (b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ornithological | { } a. [ Cf. F. ornithologique. ] Of or pertaining to ornithology; as, her ornithological interests. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Ornithologic |
| Ornithologist | n. [ Cf. F. ornithologiste. ] One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ornithology | n. [ Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F. ornithologie. ] 1. That branch of Zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A treatise or book on this science. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ornithomancy | n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + &unr_; divination: cf. F. ornithomancie. ] Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ornithon | ‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird. ] An aviary; a poultry house. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ornithopappi | ‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. 'o`rnis a bird + &unr_; an ancestor. ] (Zool.) An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Archaeopteryx. [ 1913 Webster ] |
