English Explanatory Dictionary

oology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of birds' eggs.
  2. The hobby or practice of collecting birds' eggs, especially those of wild birds.

Pronunciation

ō(w)ŏ′ləjē /əʊ̯ˈ(w)ɒləd͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860_(eng)-I learned some phrases-oology.wav /oʊ̯ˈ(w)ɑləd͡ʒi/

Word forms

oology oölogy

Etymology

From oo- (“relating to eggs or ova”, prefix) + -logy (“branch of learning or study of a subject”, suffix). The word is cognate with French oologie, Late Latin ōologia.

Synonyms

ovology birdnesting egging

Related words

oologic oological oologically oologist

Derived words

oologize
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