Meaning of ornithophilic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Fond of birds.
2. That feeds on birds.

Examples

“In countries such as the US, bird-feeding, birdwatching, and other types of ornithophilic behaviour form⟳ the basis of huge conservation efforts, in tandem with science.”

“When the birds leave⟳ their breeding sites in the autumn the mosquito turns to humans. The London Underground molestus are not ornithophilic. We have⟳ nothing to fear from them.”

“Unlike the alphaviruses that produce⟳ arthritis, human cases occur⟳ in an epizootic from an enzootic cycle involving passerine birds and ornithophilic mosquitoes.”

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