avian

See also: avían

English

Etymology

From Latin avis (“bird”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪvi.ən/

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Adjective

avian (not comparable)

1. Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

   Coordinate terms: birdly, feathered, plumed, winged

Derived terms

• antiavian
• avian dinosaur
• avian flu
• avian influenza
• avian ingestion
• avianize
• avianlike
• non-avian
• nonavian
• proavian
• unavian

 

Translations

of birds

• Breton: evnel
• Catalan: aviari
• Czech: ptačí (cs)
• Esperanto: birda
• French: avien (fr), aviaire (fr)
• German: vogelartig, aviär (de)
• Italian: aviario (it)
• Korean: 조류의 (joryuui)
• Malay: burung (ms)
• Polish: ptasi (pl) m
• Portuguese: aviário (pt) m, aviária (pt) f
• Russian: пти́чий (ru) (ptíčij)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: пти̏чјӣ

  Roman: ptȉčjī (sh) m

• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: ptaškowy

• Spanish: aviar (es)
• Swedish: fågel- (sv)
• Volapük: bödik (vo)
• Welsh: adarol

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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} aviano

Noun

avian (plural avians)

1. A bird.
2. A bird-like or flying creature.
3. (furry fandom) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.

   Synonym: feathery

Anagrams

• Avina, Navia, Viana

Esperanto

Adjective

avian

1. accusative singular of avia