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ornitho-
before vowels ornith-, word-forming element meaning "bird, birds," from combining form of Greek ornis (genitive ornithos) "a bird" (in Attic generally "domestic fowl"), which often was added to the specific name of the type of bird, from PIE *or- "large bird" (see erne).
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