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unavian

unavian adjective: not avian.

Adjective

unavian (comparative more unavian, superlative most unavian)

  1. Not avian.
    • This unavian behaviour, which recalls that of the hive-bee in winter, is evidently an adaptation to conserve heat.1951, The Ibis, volume 93, page 505
    Synonyms:
    unbirdlike

Synonyms of unavian

Forms of unavian

comparativemore unavian
superlativemost unavian

Origin of unavian

From un- + avian.

Questions about unavian

What does unavian mean?
Unavian means not avian.
What part of speech is unavian?
Unavian is an adjective.

Words near unavian in the dictionary

  1. unaversive
  2. unavertable
  3. unaverted
  4. unavertible
  5. unavertibly
  6. unavian
  7. unavoidability
  8. unavoidable
  9. unavoidableness
  10. unavoidables
  11. unavoidably

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