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Meaning of ornithonymy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The naming of birds; the creation of common names for birds; the use of bird names.

uncountable

Examples

“Mermnad king of Lydia in whose family ornithonymy may have been rife .”
“The complexity of ornithonymy increases the further back in time one looks.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

ornithophaenology ornithophage ornithophagy ornithophile ornithophilia ornithophilist

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