ornithoscopy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ornitho- +‎ -scopy

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

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