Aves

[ ey-veez ]

/ ˈeɪ viz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.

Words related to Aves

toast, aloha, bow, hail, kiss, address, salaam, curtsy, hello, salute, howdy, request, litany, rogation, entreaty, plea, prayer, petition, solicitation, obsecration

Origin of Aves

1895–1900; < New Latin; Latin, plural of avis bird

Definition for aves (2 of 2)

ave

[ ah-vey, ey-vee ]

/ ˈɑ veɪ, ˈeɪ vi /

interjection

hail; welcome.

farewell; goodbye.

noun

the salutation “ave.”

(initial capital letter) Ave Maria.

Origin of ave

1200–50; Middle English < Latin: imperative 2nd singular of avēre to be well, fare well

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for aves

In Aves and Mammalia (fig. 355) they are mainly confined to the dorsal and lateral parts.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
And Hilarion wondered greatly, and said five Paters and six Aves.
In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II|Various
And the gatherer, who must be out of deadly sin, must say three Pater Nosters and three Aves.
The Old English Herbals|Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
The relations of the blastopore in Elasmobranchii and Aves is shewn in figs.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

The long-deferred Aves Island claim has been satisfactorily paid and discharged.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven|Abraham Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for aves (1 of 4)

Aves

/ (ˈeɪviːz) /

pl n

the class of vertebrates comprising the birdsSee bird (def. 1)

Word Origin for Aves

pl of Latin avis bird

British Dictionary definitions for aves (2 of 4)

ave

/ (ˈɑːvɪ, ˈɑːveɪ) /

sentence substitute

welcome or farewell

Word Origin for ave

Latin

British Dictionary definitions for aves (3 of 4)

Ave¹

/ (ˈɑːvɪ) /

noun RC Church

short for Ave Maria See Hail Mary

the time for the Angelus to be recited, so called because of the threefold repetition of the Ave Maria in this devotion

the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said

Word Origin for Ave

C13: from Latin: hail!

British Dictionary definitions for aves (4 of 4)

Ave²

ave

abbreviation for

avenue

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012