avian

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ˈeɪvi.ən/
adj noun Freq #39961

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Relating to or typical of birds.

    Scientists are tracking the spread of avian flu among wild birds.

  2. 2
    noun

    A bird.

    The reserve is home to dozens of rare avians.

Etymology

From Latin avis (“bird”) + -ian.

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