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aviculture


avi·cul·ture

noun \ˈā-və-ˌkəl-chər, ˈa-\

Definition of AVICULTURE

: the raising and care of birds and especially of wild birds in captivity
— avi·cul·tur·ist \ˌā-və-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rist, ˌa-\ noun

Origin of AVICULTURE

Latin avis + English culture
First Known Use: circa 1879

Rhymes with AVICULTURE

agriculture, apiculture, aquaculture, counterculture, floriculture, horticulture, mariculture, microculture, monoculture, permaculture, silviculture, turkey vulture, viniculture

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