Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

avi-

American  

  1. a combining form meaning “bird,” used in the formation of compound words.

    aviculture.

Etymology

Origin of avi-

< Latin, combining form of avis

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

We now began industriously to collect material for a knowledge of the avi- and mammal-fauna of the region.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.