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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM aviary

a·vi·a·rist

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

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How to use aviary in a sentence

The team transported the birds to an aviary about 1,200 meters above sea level and measured their metabolic rate when hovering.
High altitudes may be a climate refuge for some birds, but not these hummingbirds|Rachel Crowell|May 26, 2022|Science News
This one I brought home and kept in my aviary till March, 1868, when it was killed by a Hawk striking it through the wires.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
The barracks stirred and muttered, like a vast aviary waking.
A World is Born|Leigh Douglass Brackett
An aviary hard by was filled with singing-birds, which warbled the praises of the Creator.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various

This was the power that peopled the aviary of Goorelka, and had well-nigh conquered all the resistance of my craft.
The Shaving of Shagpat, Complete|George Meredith
York House was famous for its aviary, on which Bacon had expended 300.
Haunted London|Walter Thornbury

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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