ornithic

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/ɔː(ɹ)ˈnɪθɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to birds.

“ornithic fossils”

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Meanings

adjectiveornithic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to birds.

    ornithic fossils

    1 more example

    ornithic proportions with unusual strength

    1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates

Origin

From ornitho- + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ornithic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithic

MLA

“ornithic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ornithic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithic.

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