Antonyms for avian


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ey-vee-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ vi ən


Definition of avian

Origin :
  • "pertaining to birds," 1870, from Latin avis "bird" (see aviary) + -an.
  • As in flying : adj in the air, winged
Example sentences :
  • The field of avian ecology in Micronesia has barely been scratched.
  • Extract from : « The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 » by Rollin H. Baker
  • The Marshall Islands have received no avian components from Melanesia.
  • Extract from : « The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 » by Rollin H. Baker
  • All the colours of the rainbow appear in our avian population.
  • Extract from : « Glimpses of Indian Birds » by Douglas Dewar
  • This condition represents the last stage in the evolution of the Avian wing.
  • Extract from : « Birds in Flight » by W. P. Pycraft
  • Your mind, what there is of it, is whirling with avian expectations.
  • Extract from : « The Wonderful Visit » by Herbert George Wells
  • And how is it with the other states that number the wood-duck in their avian faunas?
  • Extract from : « Our Vanishing Wild Life » by William T. Hornaday
  • January is the month in which the avian population attains its maximum.
  • Extract from : « A Bird Calendar for Northern India » by Douglas Dewar
  • The Bell Vireo sings more often daily and throughout the nesting season than do the majority of its avian nesting associates.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon » by Jon C. Barlow
  • It is found in several pictures, in some of which it appears to have avian relationship.
  • Extract from : « Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 » by Jesse Walter Fewkes
  • Figures e and f of plate clvi are avian decorations, reduced in the case of the former to geometric forms.
  • Extract from : « Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 » by Jesse Walter Fewkes

Synonyms for avian

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