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Carla laid her first egg of the breeding season on March 16 last year, so the aviary says the start of another season isn't too far away.—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 Even turns her flat into a poopy aviary.—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026 In 2026, the Charlotte Museum of Nature opens in Freedom Park with a treetop canopy walk, owl aviary, frog bog and North American river otter habitat.—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aviary
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Etymology
Latin aviarium, from avis bird; akin to Greek aetos eagle