How to pronounce oology
American English pronunciation
oh-OL-uh-jee
- IPA
- /oʊˈɑlədʒi/
- Syllables
- oh · OL · uh · jee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What oology means
The study of birds' eggs
In a sentence: The museum's oology drawers hold eggs of every size, from a hummingbird's to an ostrich's.
Where it comes from: It's built from oo-, from a Greek word for egg, and -logy, meaning the study of something.
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