aviary

[ ey-vee-er-ee ]

noun

, plural a·vi·ar·ies.

1. a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.

aviary

/ ˈeɪvjərɪ /

noun

1. a large enclosure in which birds are kept

Other Words From

• a·vi·a·rist [ey, -vee-, uh, -rist], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aviary¹

1570–80; < Latin aviārium a place where birds are kept, noun use of neuter of aviārius pertaining to birds. See avi-, -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of aviary¹

C16: from Latin aviārium, from aviārius concerning birds, from avis bird

Example Sentences

This one I brought home and kept in my aviary till March, 1868, when it was killed by a Hawk striking it through the wires.

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The barracks stirred and muttered, like a vast aviary waking.

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An aviary hard by was filled with singing-birds, which warbled the praises of the Creator.

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This was the power that peopled the aviary of Goorelka, and had well-nigh conquered all the resistance of my craft.

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York House was famous for its aviary, on which Bacon had expended 300.

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