oologyn.

Brit.

/əʊˈɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/oʊˈ(w)ɑlədʒi/

Forms: 1800s– oology, 1800s– oölogy.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oo- comb. form, -logy comb. form.

Etymology: < oo- comb. form + -logy comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin oologia (1691), French oologie (1847 in sense ‘ovology’)).

The branch of knowledge that deals with birds' eggs, esp. in regard to their external appearance; a description of birds' eggs; the practice of collecting birds' eggs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > specific aspects

oology1830

ornithichnology1836

neossology1865

pterylography1867

caliology1875

pterography1887

ornithobiography1890

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting other articles > [noun]

shelling1861

bugging1862

oology1869

bibliophily1877

antiquing1916

cartophily1936

deltiology1947

phillumeny1951

tegestology1960

notaphily1970

scripophily1978

1830 Mag. Nat. Hist. 3 (end matter) (advt.) On the First of January, 1831, will be published, the First Number of British Oology, being Illustrations of the Eggs, Nidification, &c. of British Birds.

1831 W. C. Hewitson (title) British oology; being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species.

1869 J. R. Lowell Wks. (1890) III. 217 Since bird-nesting has become scientific and dignified itself as oölogy.

1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 259 The main object is to make it a systematic and comprehensive work on the oölogy of North America.

1932 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 1 209 They masquerade under the name of science, as with ‘comparative oology’.

1946 Science 9 Aug. 134/2 Charles Emil Bendire accepted Baird's invitation to organize the collection of birds eggs, a task he continued to perform as honorary curator of the Department of Oology until his death.

1985 P. J. Wingate Before Bridge xix. 182 Oology was the study of birds' eggs.

1999 Guardian 27 Dec. i. 19/1 Egg collecting, known in pseudo-scientific circles as oology, had a real effect on the populations of rare breeding birds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oology
释义	oologyn. Brit. /əʊˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /oʊˈ(w)ɑlədʒi/ Forms: 1800s– oology, 1800s– oölogy. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oo- comb. form, -logy comb. form. Etymology: < oo- comb. form + -logy comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin oologia (1691), French oologie (1847 in sense ‘ovology’)). The branch of knowledge that deals with birds' eggs, esp. in regard to their external appearance; a description of birds' eggs; the practice of collecting birds' eggs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > specific aspects oology1830 ornithichnology1836 neossology1865 pterylography1867 caliology1875 pterography1887 ornithobiography1890 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting other articles > [noun] shelling1861 bugging1862 oology1869 bibliophily1877 antiquing1916 cartophily1936 deltiology1947 phillumeny1951 tegestology1960 notaphily1970 scripophily1978 1830 Mag. Nat. Hist. 3 (end matter) (advt.) On the First of January, 1831, will be published, the First Number of British Oology, being Illustrations of the Eggs, Nidification, &c. of British Birds. 1831 W. C. Hewitson (title) British oology; being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species. 1869 J. R. Lowell Wks. (1890) III. 217 Since bird-nesting has become scientific and dignified itself as oölogy. 1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 259 The main object is to make it a systematic and comprehensive work on the oölogy of North America. 1932 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 1 209 They masquerade under the name of science, as with ‘comparative oology’. 1946 Science 9 Aug. 134/2 Charles Emil Bendire accepted Baird's invitation to organize the collection of birds eggs, a task he continued to perform as honorary curator of the Department of Oology until his death. 1985 P. J. Wingate Before Bridge xix. 182 Oology was the study of birds' eggs. 1999 Guardian 27 Dec. i. 19/1 Egg collecting, known in pseudo-scientific circles as oology, had a real effect on the populations of rare breeding birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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