avian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪvɪən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈeɪviən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ā′vē ən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•vi•an /ˈeɪviən/USA pronunciation   adj. [usually: before a noun]
  1. Birdsof or relating to birds:an avian species.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•vi•an  (ā′vē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Birdsof or pertaining to birds.
  • avi- + -an 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
avian / ˈeɪvɪən/
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a bird
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin avis bird
'avian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Newcastle disease - Persian carpet - avian diphtheria - avian flu - avian influenza - avian leukosis - avian pneumoencephalitis - avian pox - avianize - bird flu - bird plague - fowl plague - fowl pox - leukosis - perching bird - protoavis

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