ornithichnology

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noun

The branch of science that deals with ornithichnites (fossilised bird footprints).

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Meanings

nounornithichnology (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablebiologyThe branch of science that deals with ornithichnites (fossilised bird footprints).

    Ornithichnology; or Description of the Footmarks of Birds

    1858, Edward Hitchcock, Ichnology of New England: A Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley, Especially Its Fossil Footmarks

Origin

From ornitho- + ichnology.

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ornithichnology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithichnology

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“ornithichnology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithichnology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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