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
- water poet
- water point
- waterpoise
- water polo
- water poplar
- water pore
- water port
- water-pot
- water potential
- water-pourer
- water poverty
- water power
- water-powered
- water press
- water pressure
- water-pressure engine
- water primrose
- water privilege
- waterproof
- waterproofer
- waterproofness
- water pump
- water-puppy
- water purification
- water purslane