Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ornithonymy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-nitho-nymy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The naming of birds; the creation of common names for birds; the use of bird names.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mermnad king of Lydia in whose family ornithonymy may have been rife ."
"The complexity of ornithonymy increases the further back in time one looks."

Etymology

From ornithonym + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ornithonym

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ornithonymy mean?: The naming of birds; the creation of common names for birds; the use of bird names.
Where does ornithonymy come from?: From ornithonym + -y.

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