avian
IPA: ˈeɪviʌn
noun
- A bird.
- A bird-like or flying creature.
- (furry fandom) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.
adjective
- Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
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Examples of "avian" in Sentences
- There†™ s even an avian from a gaseous tiny-giant.
- (Except, of course, during quarantines in avian-flu season.)
- Meanwhile, the other China remains uncooperative in avian flu surveillance. posted by sydney on
- 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.
- "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."
- 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.
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