avian
/ˈeɪvɪən
/adjective
Relating to birds: avian tuberculosis...
- The unguarded chicks and eggs are easy prey for gulls and other avian predators.
- Detailed information on spacing behavior of avian nest predators is lacking for my study plots.
- We suspect that many losses after emergence were due to avian predators.
noun
A bird.In describing warblers, as I do so lovingly, one can draw upon words like avifauna, avians, birds, songbirds, beautiful birds, and, of course, warblers....
- UK ornithologists are able to keep track of these aged avians because the birds are banded, or in British vernacular, ringed.
- While we've encountered quite a few bird bloggers on the web, avians aren't the only critters being blogged about.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Latin avis 'bird' + -an.
Rhymes
- oppidum
- oppo
- opponency
- opponens
- opponens digiti minimi
- opponens hallucis
- opponens minimi digiti
- opponens pollicis
- opponent
- opponent muscle
- opportunate
- opportunately
- opportune
- opportuneful
- opportunely
- opportuneness
- opportuning
- opportunism
- opportunist
- opportunistic
- opportunistically
- opportunity
- opportunity cost
- opportunity knocks
- opportunity shop