English

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Etymology

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From ornitho- +‎ -scopy.

Noun

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ornithoscopy (uncountable)

  1. birdwatching
    • 1840, Thomas De Quincey, "Modern Superstition"", in Blackwood's Magazine
      Meantime , speaking of ornithoscopy in relation to Jews , I remember another story in that subdivision of the subject which it may be worth while repeating

References

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ornithoscopy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.