| 单词 | ornithology |
| 释义 | ornithology (once / 5547 pages) n Ornithology is the scientific study of birds. Zoology is the broad field that studies animals, but there are as many subfields as there are critters. One is ornithology: the study of birds. This includes tiny birds like finches and huge birds like vultures. Ornithologists study bird songs, feathers, migration patterns, and everything else about birds. People who are experts in ornithology — ornithologists — go to graduate school, but you don't have to study birds in school to be interested. Birdwatchers know a lot of ornithology too. WORD FAMILYornithology: ornithological, ornithologist+/ornithological: ornithologically/ornithologist: ornithologists USAGE EXAMPLESThis August, Niels Rattenborg of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany proved that frigate birds—large seabirds with piratical tendencies—do the same. National Geographic(Oct 27, 2016) Besides being bigger, ravens can be distinguished from crows by the croaking sound they make, which the Cornell Lab of Ornithology transliterates as “cr-r-ruck.” New York Times(Oct 23, 2016) Since then, their lab has emerged as Cuba’s premier ornithology research centre. Nature(Sep 27, 2016) n the branch of zoology that studies birds Hyper zoological science, zoology the branch of biology that studies animals |
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