Ornithophilic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fond of birds.

    "In countries such as the US, bird-feeding, birdwatching, and other types of ornithophilic behaviour form the basis of huge conservation efforts, in tandem with science."

  2. 2
    That feeds on birds.

    "When the birds leave their breeding sites in the autumn the mosquito turns to humans. The London Underground molestus are not ornithophilic. We have nothing to fear from them."

Synonyms

All synonyms
aviphilicbird-loving

Example

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"In countries such as the US, bird-feeding, birdwatching, and other types of ornithophilic behaviour form the basis of huge conservation efforts, in tandem with science."

Etymology

From ornitho- + -philic.

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