ornith-

Variant of ornitho-

ornitho- definition

ornitho- (ôr′nə t̸hō, -t̸hə)

bird or birds ornithology
also, before a vowel, ornith-

Etymology: < Gr ornis (gen. ornithos), bird < IE base *er-, eagle, large bird > Goth ara

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