oology
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Oology — (or oölogy) is a branch of ornithology studying bird eggs, nests and breeding behavior. Oology can also refer to the hobby of collecting wild birds eggs, sometimes called birdnesting or egging, which is now illegal in many jurisdictions.[1]… … Wikipedia
Oology — O*[ o]l o*gy, n. [Gr. w, o n an egg + logy.] The science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oology — [ō äl′ə jē] n. [ OO + LOGY] that branch of zoology concerned with the study of eggs, esp. birds eggs oological [ō΄ō läj′i kəl, ō΄əläj′i kəl] adj. oologist n … English World dictionary
oology — noun see oologist … New Collegiate Dictionary
oology — oological /oh euh loj i keuhl/, adj. oologist, n. /oh ol euh jee/, n. the branch of ornithology that studies birds eggs. [1825 35; OO + LOGY] * * * … Universalium
oology — noun /əʊˈɒlədʒi/ The study of eggs, especially of birds. See Also: oologically … Wiktionary
oology — study of eggs Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
oology — n. branch of ornithology that studies and deals with the eggs of birds (as to their colouring, shape, size and number); collecting of birds eggs … English contemporary dictionary
oology — [əʊ ɒlədʒi] noun the study or collecting of birds eggs. Derivatives oological adjective oologist noun … English new terms dictionary
oology — ool·o·gy … English syllables
