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单词 ornithic
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ornithic

[ awr-nith-ik ]
/ ɔrˈnɪθ ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to birds.

Origin of ornithic

1850–55; <Greek ornīthikós birdlike, equivalent to ornīth-ornith- + -ikos-ic

Words nearby ornithic

ornate, Orne, ornery, ornis, ornith-, ornithic, ornithine, ornithinuria, ornithischian, ornitho-, Ornithodoros
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Example sentences from the Web for ornithic

  • But the Australian region is also remarkable for its ornithic singularity.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
  • But the immense size of some of these footprints served to militate for a time against belief in their ornithic origin.

    The Testimony of the Rocks|Hugh Miller
  • His opinion as to the ornithic character of the remains was afterwards confirmed by Professor Owen.

    The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man|Charles Lyell

British Dictionary definitions for ornithic

ornithic
/ (ɔːˈnɪθɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to birds or a bird fauna

Word Origin for ornithic

C19: from Greek ornithikos, from ornis bird
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