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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

avian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪvi.ən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin avis (“bird”) + -ian.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

Coordinates

winged · feathered · plumed

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

avian · birdy · birdy · birdly · birdly · avianlike · birdlike / bird-like

Translations (26)

sh пти̏чјӣ (of birds) · es aviario (of birds) · sv fågel- (of birds) · dsb ptaškowy (of birds) · pt aviário (of birds) · cy adarol (of birds) · ru пти́чий (of birds) · fr avien (of birds) · es aviar (of birds) · rsk птичи (of birds) · ms burung (of birds) · ko 조류의 (of birds) · es aviano (of birds) · fr aviaire (of birds) · br evnel (of birds) · it aviario (of birds) · fi lintu- (of birds) · cs ptačí (of birds) · eo birda (of birds) · de aviär (of birds) · vo bödik (of birds) · hi नभचर (of birds) · pl ptasi (of birds) · ca aviari (of birds) · de vogelartig (of birds) · sh ptȉčjī (of birds)

avian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪvi.ən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin avis (“bird”) + -ian.

Meanings

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

Forms

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Synonyms

feathery