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aviary

UK/ˈeɪvɪəɹi//ˈeɪviˌɛəɹi/

aviary noun: a house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.

aviary: a house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse
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Noun

aviary (plural aviaries)

  1. A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.

aviary meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog

aviary in Bengali

বড়ো পাখির খাঁচা, পাখিশালা

aviary in Malayalam

പക്ഷികളെ സൂക്ഷിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലം

aviary in Kannada

ಹಕ್ಕಿಕಾಪು

aviary in Tagalog

confinement for keeping birds
ibunan

Forms of aviary

pluralaviaries

Origin of aviary

From Latin aviārium, from avis (“bird”).

Words formed from aviary

Questions about aviary

What does aviary mean?
Aviary means a house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
What is aviary in Bengali?
Aviary in Bengali is বড়ো পাখির খাঁচা, পাখিশালা. See Aviary meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is aviary?
Aviary is a noun.
How do you pronounce aviary?
Aviary is pronounced /ˈeɪvɪəɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of aviary?
The plural of aviary is aviaries.

Words near aviary in the dictionary

  1. avians
  2. aviarian
  3. aviaries
  4. aviarist
  5. aviarists
  6. aviary
  7. aviate
  8. aviated
  9. aviates
  10. aviatic
  11. aviating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aviary (page history and authors); aviary (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aviary (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aviary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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