aviary
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viˌɛr
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| —n , pl aviaries | |
| a large enclosure in which birds are kept | |
| [C16: from Latin aviārium, from aviārius concerning birds, from avis bird] | |
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Word Origin & History
aviary
1570s, from L. aviarium "place in which birds are kept," neut. of aviarius "of birds," from avis "bird," from PIE *awi- "bird" (cf. Skt. vih, Avestan vish "bird," Gk. aietos "eagle").
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Example sentences
They can also feed the birds with food from vending machines near the aviary.
In addition to the office building, the field station has a research laboratory and outdoor aviary for testing wild birds.
Children can enjoy the display birds, such as turkeys and emus, at the aviary.
The first clutch is taken to the aviary and raised by foster parrots or placed in the incubators.
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