单词 | birdery |
释义 | birderyn. A room or enclosure where birds are kept; an aviary. Hence: any place where groups of birds live or congregate. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > aviary aviary1577 volary1627 volliere1638 volatory1656 birdhouse1687 menagerie1749 bird room1776 birdery1816 1816 A. Lefanu Strathallan II. vi. 112 He went to the real birdery, where the birds from foreign parts were singing and hopping about. 1859 Glasgow Herald 10 Nov. 3/2 We happened to discover a grove of large trees, in which was a heronry, or, more correctly, a ‘paddy birdery’. 2006 Times Mag. 21 Oct. 71/3 There is a large birdery on a sort of island near the swimming pool through which we had walked earlier. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1816 |
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