Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ornithoscopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-nithoscopy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1840, Thomas De Quincey, "Modern Superstition"", in Blackwood's Magazine Meantime , speaking of ornithoscopy in relation to Jews , I remember another story in that subdivision of the subject which it may be worth while repeating"

Etymology

From ornitho- + -scopy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ornitho
Suffix: scopy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ornithoscopy mean?: birdwatching
Where does ornithoscopy come from?: From ornitho- + -scopy.

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