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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aucupation \Au`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. aucupatio, fr. auceps, contr. for aviceps; avis bird + capere to take.] Birdcatching; fowling. [Obs.] --Blount. [1913 Webster]