ornithophilen.
/ˈɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, /ɔːˈnɪθə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈɔrnəθoʊˌfaɪl/, /ɔrˈnɪθoʊˌfaɪl/ 1. A lover of birds.
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the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > lover of birds
ornithophile1881
bird-lover1938
1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 67 The results in the end cannot fail to set at rest many of the questions constantly raised by the ornithophiles on the one hand and the fruit and grain growers on the other.
1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 July a22 Ornithophiles can discern the whistles of meadowlarks, the cheeping banter of barn swallows, the stutters of wrens and the full-throated blasts of jays.
1989 New Scientist 29 Apr. 20/2 A misplaced feather in an illustration will be little short of heresy to the army of ornithophiles, whose detailed knowledge of birds is awesome.
2. Ecology. A plant that is pollinated by birds.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination > involving particular type of agency > plant characterized by
bee-flower1618
wasp-flower1884
anemophile1900
ornithophile1961
1961 Evolution 15 51/2 A few ornithophiles also show some flagelliflory.
1970 Watsonia 8 67 Mountain regions..are..also regions where ornithophiles from diverse plant genera congregate.
1981 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 108 228/1 We see no reason to alter this opinion with the generalist ornithophiles. Effective cross-pollination becomes the province of bird species whose nectar consumption level comprises a dominant element while the host plant population is in flower.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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