ornis

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Definition of ornis

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (formal)A bird.
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noun

  1. (formal)A bird.
  2. The birds collectively of a region; avifauna.
    “Baird then proceeds to treat of the eastward movement of American birds, and its influence on the ornis of Greenland and Europe, and vice versâ.”

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Etymology

From German Ornis, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”), Ancient Greek ὄρνιθος (órnithos, “bird”).

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