avian

See also: avían

English

Etymology

From Latin avis (“bird”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪvi.ən/

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Adjective

avian (not comparable)

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

   Coordinate terms: birdly, feathered, plumed, winged

Derived terms

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

Translations

of birds

Breton: evnel Catalan: aviari Czech: ptačí (cs) Esperanto: birda French: avien (fr), aviaire (fr) German: vogelartig, aviär (de) Italian: aviario (it) Korean: 조류의 (joryuui) Malay: burung (ms) Polish: ptasi (pl) Portuguese: aviário (pt) Russian: пти́чий (ru) (ptíčij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: пти̏чјӣ Roman: ptȉčjī (sh) Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: ptaškowy Spanish: aviar (es) Swedish: fågel- (sv) Volapük: bödik (vo) Welsh: adarol

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Noun

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Wikipedia

avian (plural avians)

1. A bird.
2. A bird-like or flying creature.
3. (furry fandom) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.

   Synonym: feathery

Anagrams

• Avina, Navia, Viana

Esperanto

Adjective

avian

1. accusative singular of avia