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Oology

Oology \O*["o]l"o*gy\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + -logy.] The science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
oology

1823, from oo- + -logy. Related: Oological.

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oology

n. The study of eggs, especially of birds.

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Oology

Oology (or oölogy) is a branch of ornithology studying bird eggs, nests and breeding behaviour. The word is derived from the Greek "oion", meaning egg. Oology can also refer to the hobby of collecting wild birds' eggs, sometimes called egg collecting, birdnesting or egging, which is now illegal in many jurisdictions.

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Since bird-nesting has become scientific, and dignified itself as oology, that, no doubt, is partly to blame for some of our losses.