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From ornitho- + -onym.
ornithonym (plural ornithonyms)
- The common name of a (species of) bird.
2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62:The selection of which ornithonyms to include in a dictionary is dependent on the type of dictionary.
