avian

adjective

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avi·an | \ ˈā-vē-ən

Definition of avian

: of, relating to, or derived from birds avian behavior avian species — see also avian dinosaur

Examples of avian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Early laboratory tests of a dozen samples sent from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory have so far ruled out avian flu and West Nile virus. — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2021 The creek feeding the popular feature has run dry, and managers don’t want stagnant water to become a hotbed for avian disease. — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2021 Early laboratory tests of a dozen samples sent from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory have so far ruled out avian flu and West Nile virus. — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 8 July 2021 In 2015, 38 million chickens, ducks, and turkeys had to be slaughtered in Iowa because of avian flu. — Nicola Twille, Wired, 6 July 2021 Birds migrating are often confused by large buildings and lights during nightfall, which is why Bush wrote to the Dallas paper urging Texans to help our avian friends. — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 Mar. 2021 Although the asteroid that struck the planet 66 million years ago wiped out Earth's non-avian dinosaurs, new research asserts that environmental degradation of dinosaur groups had begun long before the historic event. — Julia Musto, Fox News, 3 July 2021 The authors believe that the global climate cooling during the Late Cretaceous may have contributed to the non-avian dinosaurs. — Chris Smith, BGR, 3 July 2021 Non-avian dinosaurs were already in decline some 10 million years before the asteroid impact that ended their reign over the planet 66 million years ago, according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications. — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2021

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