Meaning
3 sensesA bird.
A bird-like or flying creature.
(slang)Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.
Examples
13 sentencesHas the avian flu been eradicated?
Algeria is known for its avian diversity.
An accomplished aviarist can recognise any avian squawk.
Non-avian dinosaurs are all dinosaurs other than birds.
Dinosaurs can be divided into avian dinosaurs and non-avian dinosaurs.
Origin
From Latin avis (“bird”) + -ian.From Latin avis (“bird”) + -ian.
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