n. [ Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F. ornithologie. ] 1. That branch of Zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A treatise or book on this science. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + &unr_; divination: cf. F. ornithomancie. ] Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. 'o`rnis a bird + &unr_; an ancestor. ] (Zool.) An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Archaeopteryx. [ 1913 Webster ]
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