Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of birds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Aves, or birds; ornithic.
- noun A member of the class Aves; a bird: as, “this ancient avian,” Coues.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or instrument to birds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Characteristic of or pertaining to
birds , or to bird-like orflying creatures. - noun A
bird . - noun A bird-like or
flying creature.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of birds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There†™ s even an avian from a gaseous tiny-giant.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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What we call avian flu, the virus that struck in Asia in 2003, is incredibly deadly but not too contagious; most of the people killed were those who had direct contact with animals.
The Next Pandemic 2009
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For avian-flu watchers, the pandemic of 1918 shows what a new outbreak could mean for the world, but a study published by the National Academy of Sciences suggests that it may also offer lessons on how to contain avian flu.
Primary Sources 2007
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For avian-flu watchers, the pandemic of 1918 shows what a new outbreak could mean for the world, but a study published by the National Academy of Sciences suggests that it may also offer lessons on how to contain avian flu.
Primary Sources 2007
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For avian-flu watchers, the pandemic of 1918 shows what a new outbreak could mean for the world, but a study published by the National Academy of Sciences suggests that it may also offer lessons on how to contain avian flu.
Primary Sources 2007
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Meanwhile, the other China remains uncooperative in avian flu surveillance. posted by sydney on
Medpundit 2006
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Meanwhile, the other China remains uncooperative in avian flu surveillance. posted by sydney on
Archive 2006-11-01 2006
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(Except, of course, during quarantines in avian-flu season.)
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"However, additional abnormalities we discovered in avian flu patients — including fluid in the space surrounding the lungs, enlarged lymph nodes and cavities forming in the lung tissue-were absent in patients with SARS."
Medpundit 2005
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"However, additional abnormalities we discovered in avian flu patients — including fluid in the space surrounding the lungs, enlarged lymph nodes and cavities forming in the lung tissue-were absent in patients with SARS."
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
yrivd commented on the word avian
The definition says it's an adjective, but four of the first five examples show it being used as a noun.
March 11, 2010