What does ornithonymy mean?
Ornithonymy means The naming of birds; the creation of common names for birds; the use of bird names..
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The naming of birds; the creation of common names for birds; the use of bird names..
Mermnad king of Lydia in whose family ornithonymy may have been rife .
The complexity of ornithonymy increases the further back in time one looks.
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Ornithonymy means The naming of birds; the creation of common names for birds; the use of bird names..
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Mermnad king of Lydia in whose family ornithonymy may have been rife .
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