ornithophilic

English

Etymology

From ornitho- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

ornithophilic (comparative more ornithophilic, superlative most ornithophilic)

Fond of birds.
- 2010, Mark Bonta, “Ethno-ornithology and Biological Conservation”, in Sonia Tidemann, Andrew Gosler, editors, Ethno-ornithology: Birds, Indigenous Peoples, Culture and Society, London: Earthscan, →ISBN, page 21–22:
  In countries such as the US, bird-feeding, birdwatching, and other types of ornithophilic behaviour form the basis of huge conservation efforts, in tandem with science.
Synonyms: aviphilic, bird-loving
(entomology) That feeds on birds.
- 2007, Hugh Pennington, ‘The Problem with Biodiversity’, London Review of Books, vol. 29 no. 9:
  When the birds leave their breeding sites in the autumn the mosquito turns to humans. The London Underground molestus are not ornithophilic. We have nothing to fear from them.
- 2009, Encyclopedia of Microbioology, p. 316:
  Unlike the alphaviruses that produce arthritis, human cases occur in an epizootic from an enzootic cycle involving passerine birds and ornithophilic mosquitoes.
Synonym: aviphilic

单词	ornithophilic
释义	ornithophilic English Etymology From ornitho- +‎ -philic. Adjective ornithophilic (comparative more ornithophilic, superlative most ornithophilic) Fond of birds. 2010, Mark Bonta, “Ethno-ornithology and Biological Conservation”, in Sonia Tidemann, Andrew Gosler, editors, Ethno-ornithology: Birds, Indigenous Peoples, Culture and Society, London: Earthscan, →ISBN, page 21–22: In countries such as the US, bird-feeding, birdwatching, and other types of ornithophilic behaviour form the basis of huge conservation efforts, in tandem with science. Synonyms: aviphilic, bird-loving (entomology) That feeds on birds. 2007, Hugh Pennington, ‘The Problem with Biodiversity’, London Review of Books, vol. 29 no. 9: When the birds leave their breeding sites in the autumn the mosquito turns to humans. The London Underground molestus are not ornithophilic. We have nothing to fear from them. 2009, Encyclopedia of Microbioology, p. 316: Unlike the alphaviruses that produce arthritis, human cases occur in an epizootic from an enzootic cycle involving passerine birds and ornithophilic mosquitoes. Synonym: aviphilic
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