1. the scientific study of birds’ eggs
Usage: scientific

Examples

• The museum’s oology collection contains thousands of bird eggs from around the world.
• She specialized in oology and could identify species by their egg characteristics.
• Oology was a popular field of study among naturalists in the 19th century.
• The oology department carefully catalogued each specimen’s size, color, and markings.
• Modern oology focuses on conservation rather than collection of eggs.
• His research in oology helped scientists understand breeding patterns of endangered birds.