aviary

[ ey-vee-er-ee ]

/ ˈeɪ viˌɛr i /

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noun, plural a·vi·ar·ies.

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

RELATED WORDS

volary, columbary, birdhouse

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Origin of aviary

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

Related formsa·vi·a·rist

[ey-vee-uh-rist] /ˈeɪ vi ə rɪst/, noun

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Examples from the Web for aviary

They are generally fed with rape and canary seed; but are soon accustomed to all the food of the aviary.
The Natural History of Cage Birds|J. M. Bechstein
Ellen, offering to show Captain Dupin the aviary, led the way along the terrace.
The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston
However, it was agreed that they were harmless fowl and that Galusha himself was a good old scout, in spite of his aviary.
Galusha the Magnificent|Joseph C. Lincoln
I could thus watch the doings of the latest additions to my aviary.
Birds of the Plains|Douglas Dewar

The sparrow in an aviary will breed, lay its eggs, and bring up its young ones, without any difficulty.
Birds of the wave and woodland|Phil (Philip Stewart) Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for aviary

aviary

/ (ˈeɪvjərɪ) /

noun plural aviaries

a large enclosure in which birds are kept

Word Origin for aviary

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

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Word Origin and History for aviary

aviary

1570s, from Latin aviarium "place in which birds are kept," neuter of aviarius "of birds," from avis "bird," from PIE *awi- "bird" (cf. Sanskrit vih, Avestan vish "bird," Greek aietos "eagle").