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avian

American  
[ey-vee-uhn] / ˈeɪ vi ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to birds.

avian British  
/ ˈeɪvɪən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a bird

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avian Scientific  
/ ā′vē-ən /

  1. Relating to birds.

Etymology

Origin of avian

First recorded in 1865–70; avi- + -an

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Economists can carefully tease apart the different causes of higher prices, in the same way that they focus on “core” inflation to isolate the general trend from unpredictable oil shocks and avian flu outbreaks.

From The Wall Street Journal

The arrival of avian influenza adds yet another pressure.

From Science Daily

The findings, published February 10 in Nature Communications, detected avian malaria at 63 of 64 locations tested statewide.

From Science Daily

The canine, called Floyd, appears to be thriving on The Rock - renowned for its abandoned prison - and getting by on an avian diet.

From BBC

Other than the possible attack by avian, there wasn’t anything around that could be considered particularly scary.

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