ornithologist
English
Etymology
ornithology + -ist
Pronunciation
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Noun
ornithologist (plural ornithologists)
- A person who studies or practices ornithology.
- 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves
- Mr. Worple in his spare time was what is known as an ornithologist. He had written a book called American Birds, and was writing another, to be called More American Birds.
- 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, retrieved 9 May 2013, page 47–48:
- Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
- 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves
Translations
expert in ornithology
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