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Definition of Ornithic
1. a. Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils.
Definition of Ornithic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to birds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ornithic
1. pertaining to birds [adj]
Medical Definition of Ornithic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ornithic
Literary usage of Ornithic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe by Alexander von Humboldt, Elise C. Otté (1860)
"An interesting memoir on the probable geological position and age of the ornithic
bone deposits of New Zealand, by Dr. Mantell, bused on the observations of ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1873)
"He saw that some of the characters were ornithic, and that others were reptilian,
... But, though the general appearance is ornithic, and the number of ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1873)
"He saw that some of the characters ornithic, and that others were reptilian, ...
But, though i general appearance is ornithic, and the number of phalanges ..."
4. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1901)
"From four to six vertebrae enter into the composition of the sacrum, and become
connected with the ilia in a manner which is partly ornithic, ..."
5. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1870)
"There are very few other ornithic remains in strata of pre- tertiary date.
Most of the bones from the Wealden and cretaceous beds formerly attributed to ..."
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