Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OR-NI-THOL'O-GY
OR-NI-THOL'O-GISTOR-NITH'O-MAN-CY
OR-NI-THOL'O-GY, n. [Gr. ορνις, a fowl, and λογος, discourse.]
The science of fowls, which comprises a knowledge of their form, structure, habits and uses.
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