Definitions for: Ornithology

[n] the branch of zoology that studies birds

Webster (1913) Definition: Or`ni*thol"o*gy, n. [Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F.
ornithologie.]
1. That branch of zo["o]logy which treats of the natural
history of birds and their classification.

2. A treatise or book on this science.

See Also: zoological science, zoology