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- English Word Ornithological Definition Of or pertaining to ornithology.
- English Word Ornithologist Definition One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds.
- English Word Ornithology Definition That branch of zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification.
- English Word Ornithology Definition A treatise or book on this science.
- English Word Ornithomancy Definition Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- English Word Ornithon Definition An aviary; a poultry house.
- English Word Ornithopappi Definition An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Archaeopteryx.
- English Word Ornithopoda Definition An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See Illust. in Appendix.
- English Word Ornithorhynchus Definition See Duck mole, under Duck.
- English Word Ornithosauria Definition An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also Pterosauria.
- English Word Ornithoscelida Definition A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds.
- English Word Ornithoscopy Definition Observation of birds and their habits.
- English Word Ornithotomical Definition Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.
- English Word Ornithotomist Definition One who is skilled in ornithotomy.
- English Word Ornithotomy Definition The anatomy or dissection of birds.
- English Word Orographic Definition Alt. of Orographical
- English Word Orographical Definition Of or pertaining to orography.
- English Word Orography Definition That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.
- English Word Orohippus Definition A genus of American Eocene mammals allied to the horse, but having four toes in front and three behind.
- English Word Oroide Definition An alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, resembling gold in color and brilliancy.
- English Word Orological Definition Of or pertaining to orology.
- English Word Orologist Definition One versed in orology.
- English Word Orology Definition The science or description of mountains.
- English Word Orotund Definition Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance.
- English Word Orotund Definition The orotund voice or utterance
- English Word Orotundity Definition The orotund mode of intonation.
- English Word Orphaline Definition See Orpheline.
- English Word Orphan Definition A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.
- English Word Orphan Definition Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
- English Word Orphan Definition To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.