oology

n. 鸟卵学

发音

UK /əʊ̯ˈ(w)ɒləd͡ʒi/
US /oʊ̯ˈ(w)ɑləd͡ʒi/

别名

oölogy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The study of birds' eggs.

    鸟卵学

    不可数 生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    The hobby or practice of collecting birds' eggs, especially those of wild birds.

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

词源

From oo- (“relating to eggs or ova”, prefix) + -logy (“branch of learning or study of a subject”, suffix). The word is cognate with French oologie, Late Latin ōologia.

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