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鸟类学

niǎo lèi xuédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ornithology / study of birds
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

鳥類學 鸟类学 [niao3 lei4 xue2] /ornithology/study of birds/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 鳥類學

  • 鸟
    diǎo

    penis

    niǎo

    bird / CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn

  • 类
    lèi

    kind / type / class / category / (classifier) kind / type / (bound form) to resemble / to be similar to

  • 学
    xué

    to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

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