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ornithology

/ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/noun

उच्चारण ऑर्निथॉलजी

पक्षी-विज्ञान

Advanced wordPYP · asked 2 times

Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC Selection Post Phase 13 2025SSC Exams before 2018
noun
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    [U]

    the scientific study of birds

    पक्षी-विज्ञान

    • Salim Ali was a pioneer of ornithology in India.
    • Radhika joined a bird-watching club after her first lecture on ornithology.
    • Ornithology involves long hours of watching birds in forests and wetlands.
    + 2 more examples
    • He studied ornithology at university and now counts migratory birds.
    • A book on ornithology lay open on the table.
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or·ni·thol·o·gy

With -ni- and -th-.

-ni- और -th- के साथ।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often (sciences): the study of birds is ornithology; insects entomology; fish ichthyology; snakes ophiology or herpetology (reptiles); mammals mammalogy; plants botany; animals zoology.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (विज्ञान): पक्षियों का अध्ययन ornithology; कीड़ों का entomology; मछलियों का ichthyology; साँपों का ophiology या herpetology (सरीसृप); स्तनधारियों का mammalogy; पौधों का botany; जीवों का zoology।

General knowledge

Dr Salim Ali is called the 'Birdman of India'; 12 November (his birthday) is National Bird Day in India; the peacock is India's national bird.

डॉ. सलीम अली को 'भारत के पक्षी-पुरुष' कहा जाता है; 12 नवंबर (उनका जन्मदिन) भारत में राष्ट्रीय पक्षी दिवस है; मोर भारत का राष्ट्रीय पक्षी है।