n.

The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.

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orni·tho·logic (-th-ljk), orni·tho·logi·cal (--kl) adj.

orni·tho·logi·cal·ly adv.

orni·tholo·gist n.

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"What a remarkable phenomenon," said the Professor of Ornithology as he was passing over the bridge.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Wilde, Oscar

The Deli Clerk Gregorio Roth had a doctorate in Ornithology, from the University of Kansas. He often loved looking for the rarest, of the rare red, white, and blue Jay Hawk. He had heard reports that the Jay hawk was known to hang out in bars frequented by College Coeds in Lawrence Kansas
Gregorio Roth

CURMUDGEON: (noun)
one who abhors disingenuity and hypocrisy, and has the temerity to say so, often recasting unpleasant facts in a droll manner.

A Special Thanks to the Dick Martens - Curmudgeon in Residence

Ss: simulacrum

from the Latin simulacrum which means "likeness, similarity",^[1] is first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation of another thing, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god; by the late 19th century, it had gathered a secondary association of inferiority: an image without the substance or qualities of the original.^[2] Philosopher Frederic Jameson offers photorealism as an example of artistic simulacrum, where a painting is created by copying a photograph that is itself a copy of the real.^[3] Other art forms that play with simulacra include Trompe l'oeil,^[4] Pop Art, Italian neorealism and the French New Wave.^[5]

Cc:Curmudgeon

cur·mudg·eon (kr-mjn)

n.

An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.

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[Origin unknown.]

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cur·mudgeon·ly adj.

cur·mudgeon·ry n.

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Word in Context:
And the prince or nobleman must be a very stingy curmudgeon, to be sure, if, at least, when his own dinner was over, he would not bid them welcome to the broken victuals from the table.Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel



I can't hide, no
On the mantle
I'm not sad
Until I'm home

It's the season
I'm all reason
I have seen
All I have grown

Sheared at the seams
Cheat on me
And not seen
At the seams

I'm a lender
I'm a planter
I put something
In the garden

In the handle
On the mantle
I met Santa
I met God

I'm a lady
Can you save me?
It's the sulfur
I have grown

'Tis the season
I'm all reason
I have fleas
So run on home