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avian

  • adjective
  • /ˈeɪvi.ən/

Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

Related words

  • antiavian
  • avianize
  • avianlike
  • non-avian
  • proavian
  • unavian
  • avian ingestion
  • avian flu
  • avian influenza
  • nonavian
  • avian dinosaur

Example sentences

  • “Non-avian dinosaurs are all dinosaurs other than birds.”

    Tatoeba · Raizin · CC0

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This definition is adapted from “avian” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.