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aviphilic en · ADJ

Etymology

From aviphile + -ic or avi- + -philic.

Meanings

1. Fond of birds; bird-loving.
   • Below the great blue turaco were no fewer than twenty-six other new species, most of which the trio had spotted coming down to drink at the bird bath which the thoughtful and aviphilic guest-house owners had set up in the garden. 2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 162:
2. Of an insect, virus, etc., utilising birds.

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