Word Study
ornithic
CIDE DICTIONARY
ornithic, a. [Gr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird.].
Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils. Owen. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ornithic, adj. of or relating to birds.
Etymology
Gk ornithikos birdlike (as ORNITHO-)
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