avian
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of avian
Explanation
Anything avian relates to birds. Avian flu is the bird flu, which birds can pass to humans. Someone who flies a plane is an aviator, and that may help you remember that avian things have to do with birds. Feathers are part of avian anatomy. Laying eggs is the avian method of reproduction. Bird-watchers are avian experts who know how to tell birds apart. Ornithologists are also avian experts: they’re scientists who study birds.
Vocabulary lists containing avian
Words of a Feather: Unflappable Avian Vocabulary
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Example Sentences
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A meditation on the loss of avian populations is also a joyous celebration of birds in all their glorious variety.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
He was Sam the Eagle, our national bird transformed by a Disney artist, and to some eyes bearing a slight resemblance to an earlier Disney avian character, a parrot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Looking at how intelligence plays out in avian life also raises the question of whether being too smart has its downsides.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It arguably perpetuates the avian love story that Friends of Big Bear Valley describes in its own posts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Was the parrot—this thespian parrot, impersonating a pirate’s parrot, with a miniature costume eye patch covering one beady little bird eye—was this talented avian of the stage howling?
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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