avian

[ ey-vee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to birds.

avian

/ ˈeɪvɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a bird

avian

/ ā′vē-ən /

1. Relating to birds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of avian¹

First recorded in 1865–70; avi- + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of avian¹

C19: from Latin avis bird

Example Sentences

Ornithologists and other bird experts across the country agree that cleaning your feeder several times a week and maintaining the ground below can help your avian neighbors stay healthy.

From Washington Post

She ushered me into a covid-free realm of sycamores, sparrows and sky — my surrogate city, with interspecies theater and avian symphonies.

From Washington Post

In December, Japan suffered its worst avian flu outbreak on record, which led to the culling of 5 million chickens.

From Time

His daughter, Hildegarde, became an avian paleontologist, expert in the fossilized birds found in the La Brea Tar Pits.

From Washington Post

What you saw with avian influenza was a direct consequence of how much poultry was being produced to feed people.

From Nautilus

“Vicious pecking, avian hysteria, mysterious deaths, and even cannibalism” are the results, he writes.

From The Daily Beast

There are so many avian-influenza people that are involved in this effort.

From The Daily Beast

You were commended after the avian flu pandemic for your ability to forge such close friendships with international leaders.

From The Daily Beast

These men are like avian pied pipers" who lure problem birds out of the trees and "send them spiraling over the sloughs.

From The Daily Beast

This is a worrisome phenomenon, especially as major health threats like avian and swine flu grow in importance.

From The Daily Beast

It seemed to be inspecting them as a smaller avian might inspect a bug crawling across a road.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps sir can inform inquirer, in such case, what is curious avian object?

From Project Gutenberg

Myology and serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae, a taxonomic study.

From Project Gutenberg

The large grey shrikes add the clamour of their courtship to the avian chorus.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus on the 1st of May the avian population of India is less by many millions than it was at the beginning of April.

From Project Gutenberg

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