birdlore
nounUK /ˈbɜːd.lɔː/ · US /ˈbɝd.lɔɹ/
Etymology From bird + lore.
1
The knowledge, science, or study of birds; ornithology.
- The Birds and Birdlore of Samoa sets out with admirable objectives: [...]1983, Pacific islands monthly, volume 55:
- In her non-technical approach to birdlore, and in her frank delight in every personal discovery of well-known scientific facts, Mrs. Baker writes nature essays much in the manner of John Burroughs, [...]2005, Sarah R. Jackson, Texas woman of letters, Karle Wilson Baker:
- Related terms
- fowl-lore, ornithology