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AVICULTURIST

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a⋅vi⋅cul⋅ture

  [ey-vi-kuhl-cher]
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–noun
the rearing or keeping of birds.
Origin:
1875–80; avi- + culture

Related forms:
a⋅vi⋅cul⋅tur⋅ist, noun
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a·vi·cul·ture   (ā'vĭ-kŭl'chər, āv'ĭ-)   
n.  The raising, keeping, and care of birds.

[Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots + culture.]
a'vi·cul'tur·ist n.
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