aviary
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aviary
a large cage or house for birds
Not to be confused with:
apiary – a place in which a colony of bees is kept
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a·vi·ar·y
(ā′vē-ĕr′ē)n. pl. a·vi·ar·ies
A large enclosure for holding birds in confinement.
a′vi·a·rist (-ə-rĭst, -ĕr′ĭst) n.
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aviary
(ˈeɪvjərɪ)n, pl aviaries
a large enclosure in which birds are kept
[C16: from Latin aviārium, from aviārius concerning birds, from avis bird]
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a•vi•ar•y
(ˈeɪ viˌɛr i)n., pl. -ar•ies.
a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.
[1570–80; < Latin aviārium=avi(s) bird + -ārium -ary]
a′vi•a•rist (-ərɪst) n.
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a·vi·ar·y
(ā′vē-ĕr′ē) A large cage or enclosure for birds, as in a zoo.
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Aviary
an enclosure for live birds, hence, the birds themselves, collectively.Examples: aviary of birds; aviary of errors, 1647.
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aviary
noun bird enclosure There is also an aviary with parrots, macaws and peacocks.
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Translations
قَفَص كَبير لِلطُّيور
voliéra
voliere
fuglasafn, fuglabúr
paukštynas
putnu māja
voliéra
kuş evikuşane
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aviary
(ˈeiviəri) – plural ˈaviaries – noun a place in which birds are kept.
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