英语词汇“oology”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

oology

释义

oology|əʊˈɒlədʒɪ|
[mod. f. Gr. ᾠό-ν egg + -λογία -logy: cf. mod.L. oologia (Garmann 1691); mod.F. oölogie (Littré).]
a. The study of, or a description of, birds' eggs; that department of ornithology which treats of the eggs of birds, esp. in regard to their external appearance.
b. The practice of collecting birds' eggs.
1831–7W. C. Hewitson (title) British Oology; being Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds, with Figures of each Species.1869Lowell Wks. (1890) III. 217 Since bird-nesting has become scientific and dignified itself as oölogy.1883Nature XXVII. 308/1 Australian birds, whose nidification and oology had previously been imperfectly known.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容11：

“oology”的英英意思

“deleterious”的意思

“oolie”的英英意思

“间苯二酚蓝”英文翻译

“deerskin”的意思

“demureness”的意思

友情链接