Words / B2

AYV-ee-uh-n/ˈeɪviən/

Avian means of or relating to birds: avian influenza; avian species. Bird is everyday; ornithological is more technical; poultry is farmed birds. Name the avian species in the outbreak table, then the strain if given. Mix-up: avian vs avian as a brand; alien; do not write avian for a mammal in the source.

Meaning

Of or relating to birds (avian influenza).

Examples

• “Name the avian species in the outbreak table, then the strain if given, the biology paper said.”
• “Avian migration featured in the geography case, which is the bird-movement sense — still name the flyway if given.”

Good to know

avian influenza / flu / species; avian migration. Everyday: bird. Technical: ornithological. Trap: alien / a mammal. Biology and geography. Of birds — name the species or the strain, not a slogan.

Near in meaning

bird, ornithological, fowl

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