aviary

[ ey-vee-er-ee ]

noun

, plural a·vi·ar·ies.

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

aviary

/ ˈeɪvjərɪ /

noun

1. a large enclosure in which birds are kept

Other Words From

• a·vi·a·rist [ey, -vee-, uh, -rist], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aviary¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aviary¹

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

Example Sentences

The team transported the birds to an aviary about 1,200 meters above sea level and measured their metabolic rate when hovering.

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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.

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The barracks stirred and muttered, like a vast aviary waking.

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An aviary hard by was filled with singing-birds, which warbled the praises of the Creator.

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This was the power that peopled the aviary of Goorelka, and had well-nigh conquered all the resistance of my craft.

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York House was famous for its aviary, on which Bacon had expended 300.

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