ornithology

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ornithology — noun

1. the branch of science that studies birds and how they live, move, and behave.

1.名詞C2
釋義

the branch of science that studies birds and how they live, move, and behave.

例句

In ornithology class, Kian learned how birds use songs to mark territory.

ornithology class

Reema chose ornithology after three summers of counting herons by the lake.

study ornithology

同義詞
  • bird study

    a plain, general expression rather than a formal academic term

  • avian science

    formal and less common, with a more technical tone

  • zoology

    much broader because it covers all animals, not only birds

文法句型

study ornithology

ornithology class

ornithology team

book on ornithology

用法筆記

Usually uncountable as the name of the field: say study ornithology, not study an ornithology. Common in academic or specialist contexts; in everyday talk, people may say bird study instead.

常見錯誤

❌My sister studies an ornithology at college.
✅My sister studies ornithology at college.
💡the field name is usually uncountable.
❌Birdwatching is his university major.
✅Ornithology is his university major.
💡birdwatching usually means the hobby, while ornithology is the academic field.