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avianlike

avianlike adjective: characteristic of birds.

Adjective

avianlike (comparative more avianlike, superlative most avianlike)

  1. Characteristic of birds.
    • Another avianlike feature is the cloaca, the single orifice through which an echidna or platypus voids waste, has sex and lays eggs, and by which the group gets its name.2009 June 9, Natalie Angier, “Brainy Echidna Proves Looks Aren’t Everything”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    avian, birdlike / bird-like, birdly, birdy

Synonyms of avianlike

Forms of avianlike

comparativemore avianlike
superlativemost avianlike

Origin of avianlike

From avian + -like.

Questions about avianlike

What does avianlike mean?
Avianlike means characteristic of birds.
What part of speech is avianlike?
Avianlike is an adjective.

Words near avianlike in the dictionary

  1. avianization
  2. avianize
  3. avianized
  4. avianizes
  5. avianizing
  6. avianlike
  7. Avianna
  8. avians
  9. aviarian
  10. aviaries
  11. aviarist

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