adj. Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
n. A bird.
n. A bird-like or flying creature.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or instrument to birds.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to Aves, or birds; ornithic.
n. A member of the class Aves; a bird: as, “this ancient avian,” Coues.
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adj. pertaining to or characteristic of birds
Word Usage
"What we call avian flu, the virus that struck in Asia in 2003, is incredibly deadly but not too contagious; most of the people killed were those who had direct contact with animals."