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# avian

adjective (avian)

«avian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with birds: «avian flu» is bird flu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#m1)
2. (science) Belonging to birds as a group: «avian dinosaurs» means birds, which scientists count as living dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#m2)
3. Avian is also the name of a Roman writer of animal fables, who put Greek fables into Latin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons «avian» is the scientific word for bird-related: avian biology, avian eggs, avian flu. Vets who treat birds are avian vets. Latin «avis» means bird; «aviation» (flying) comes from the same root.

### Examples

- Avian flu is a disease that spreads among birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#x1)
- Scientists say birds are avian dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#x2)
- The vet specialises in avian medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#x3)
- Feathers are an avian feature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#x4)
- The zoo has a new avian house full of parrots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#x5)
- Avian eggs come in many colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#x6)
- Remarks.--Avian wrote towards the end of the third century, and put into Latin mainly those portions of Babrius which are unparalleled by Phædrus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/#x7)

### Note

Say «AY-vee-un». A formal or scientific word; in everyday talk say «bird». Related: aviary (a big cage for birds), aviation (flying aircraft).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «avian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«avian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/avian.html) on Mova free.