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Euornithes
Euornithes Eu`or*ni"thes, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? well + ?, ? a bird.] (Zo["o]l.) The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds, or all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike form.
Ornithic
Ornithic Or*nith"ic, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a bird.] Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils. --Owen.
Ornithichnite
Ornithichnite Or`nith*ich"nite, n. [Ornitho- + Gr. ? track.] (Paleon.) The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone. --Hitchcock.
Ornithichnology
Ornithichnology Or`nith*ich*nol"o*gy, n. [Ornitho- + ichnology.] (Paleon.) The branch of science which treats of ornithichnites. --Hitchcock.
Ornitho-
Ornitho- Ornitho- [Cf. Ern.] A combining form fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bird.
Ornithodelphia
Ornithodelphia Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? the womb.] Same as Monotremata. -- Or`ni*tho*del"phid, a.
Ornithodelphid
Ornithodelphia Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? the womb.] Same as Monotremata. -- Or`ni*tho*del"phid, a.
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, Shooting star, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc. Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star. Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules. Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree (Chrysophyllum Cainito), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotace[ae]) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family. Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne. Star coral (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to Astr[ae]a, Orbicella, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa. Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber. Star flower. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum; star-of-Bethlehem. (b) See Starwort (b) . (c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis (Trientalis Americana). --Gray. Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name. Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun. Star grass. (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b) The colicroot. See Colicroot. Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla (S. autumnalis); -- called also star-headed hyacinth. Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants (Nostoc commune, N. edule, etc.). See Nostoc. Star lizard. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Stellion. Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant (Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike flower. Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago (P. coronopus), growing upon the seashore. Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure. Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each. With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster. Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting. Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant (Centaurea solstitialis) having the involucre armed with radiating spines. Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines. Star worm (Zo["o]l.), a gephyrean. Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes occur at fixed periods. Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
Ornithoidichnite
Ornithoidichnite Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite, n. [Ornitho- + -oid + Gr. ? footstep, track.] (Paleon.) A fossil track resembling that of a bird. --Hitchcock.
Ornitholite
Ornitholite Or*nith"o*lite, n. [Ornitho- + -lite.] (Paleon.) (a) The fossil remains of a bird. (b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.
Ornithologic
Ornithologic Or`ni*tho*log"ic, Ornithological Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.] Of or pertaining to ornithology.
Ornithological
Ornithologic Or`ni*tho*log"ic, Ornithological Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.] Of or pertaining to ornithology.
Ornithologist
Ornithologist Or`ni*thol"o*gist, n. [Cf. F. ornithologiste.] One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds.
Ornithology
Ornithology Or`ni*thol"o*gy, n. [Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F. ornithologie.] 1. That branch of zo["o]logy which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification. 2. A treatise or book on this science.
Ornithomancy
Ornithomancy Or*nith"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, a bird + ? divination: cf. F. ornithomancie.] Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. --De Quincey.
Ornithon
Ornithon Or*ni"thon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, a bird.] An aviary; a poultry house. --Weale.
Ornithopappi
Ornithopappi Or*ni`tho*pap"pi, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a bird + ? an ancestor.] (Zo["o]l.) An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Arch[ae]opteryx.
Ornithopoda
Ornithopoda Or`ni*thop"o*da, n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho-, and -poda.] (Paleon.) An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See Illust. in Appendix.
Ornithopus scorpioides
Scorpionwort Scor"pi*on*wort`, n. (Bot.) A leguminous plant (Ornithopus scorpioides) of Southern Europe, having slender curved pods.
Ornithorhynchus
Ornithorhynchus Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zo["o]l.) See Duck mole, under Duck.
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Duck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family Anatid[ae]. Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck, originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc. 2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water. Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be trod. --Milton. Bombay duck (Zo["o]l.), a fish. See Bummalo. Buffel duck, or Spirit duck. See Buffel duck. Duck ant (Zo["o]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica which builds large nests in trees. Duck barnacle. (Zo["o]l.) See Goose barnacle. Duck hawk. (Zo["o]l.) (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon. (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard. Duck mole (Zo["o]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus, mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole. To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely, so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of the water, raising a succession of jets
Ornithosauria
Ornithosauria Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a, n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho-, and Sauria.] (Paleon.) An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also Pterosauria.
Ornithosauria
Pterosauria Pter`o*sau"ri*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; -- called also Pterodactyli}, and Ornithosauria}. Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported by the greatly enlarged outer or `` little' fingers of the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl.
Ornithoscelida
Ornithoscelida Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bird + ? a leg.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds. -- Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan, a.
Ornithoscelidan
Ornithoscelida Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bird + ? a leg.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds. -- Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan, a.
Ornithoscopy
Ornithoscopy Or`ni*thos"co*py, n. [Ornitho- + -scopy: cf. Gr. ? divination from birds.] Observation of birds and their habits. [R.] --De Quincey.
Ornithotomical
Ornithotomical Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.
Ornithotomist
Ornithotomist Or`ni*thot"o*mist, n. One who is skilled in ornithotomy.
Ornithotomy
Ornithotomy Or`ni*thot"o*my, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a bird + ? to cut.] The anatomy or dissection of birds.
Paleornithology
Paleornithology Pa`le*or`ni*thol"o*gy, n. [Paleo- + ornithology.] The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds.

Meaning of Ornith from wikipedia

- Lycaenops ("wolf face"); Moschops ("calf face"); Spinops ("spine face") -ornis, ornith-, ornitho-: Pronunciation: /oʊ̯rnɪs/, /oʊ̯rnɪθ/, /oʊ̯rnɪθoʊ̯/. Origin: Ancient...
- An ornithopter (from Gr**** ornis, ornith- 'bird' and pteron 'wing') is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings. Designers sought to imitate the flapping-wing...
- 'duck-like bird-snout', deriving its genus name from the Gr**** root ornith- (όρνιθ ornith or ὄρνις órnīs 'bird') and the word rhúnkhos (ῥύγχος 'snout', 'beak')...
- The Rolladen-Schneider LSD Ornith is the first two-seater sailplane to have been built from plastic composites. The single exemplar was designed by Wolf...
- Imagineer October 22, 1998 Unreleased Unreleased Digital Glider Airman Ornith ASK September 14, 1999 Unreleased Unreleased Dino Crisis Capcom Capcom July...
- "bird-hipped", reflects this similarity and is derived from the Gr**** stem ornith- (ὀρνιθ-), meaning "bird", and ischion (ἴσχιον), meaning "hip". However...
- sight and hearing. The name is derived from the Gr**** stems saur~ (lizard), ornith~ (bird) and eides (form), referring to its bird-like skull. Originally,...
- 1967. The company produced the following gliders: LS1 (Standard class) LSD Ornith (two seater prototype) LS2 (15 metre class, though before the present classes...
- wagtail. Pelzeln, A. v. "Zur Erinnerung an heimgengangene Ornithologen. Christoph Freiherr Fellner von Feldegg" (PDF). Mitt. Ornith. Ver. Wien. 13: 120–122....
- (also au****y/au****ation, avimancy): by bird migration (Gr**** ornīs [ornīth-], 'bird' + -skopiā, 'observation') thumomancy /ˈθjuːmoʊmænsi/: by one's...