avian
pronunciation
How to pronounce avian in British English:
UK [ˈeɪviən]
How to pronounce avian in American English:
US ['eɪvɪrn]
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- Adjective:
- pertaining to or characteristic of birds
Word Origin
- avian (adj.)
- "pertaining to birds," 1870, from Latin avis "bird" (see aviary) + -an.
Example
- 1. The effects of warming on avian malaria were not universal .
- 2. All this avian nakedness has caught the attention of researchers , who wonder what mechanism underlies it .
- 3. Research and application in avian pluripotent stem cells .
- 4. Quarantine requirement of entry-exit avian and its products for highly pathogenic avian influenza .
- 5. Avian flu is just one example .