aviary

UK/ˈeɪvɪəɹi/US/ˈeɪviˌɛəɹi/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,184 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: aviaries

An aviary is a large cage or building where birds are kept. A walk-through aviary, build an aviary, the zoo's aviary.

The size is the point: an aviary is big enough for the birds to fly in, which is what separates it from a cage. Double doors are essential, since a single one lets an escape happen every time somebody walks in.

Definitions of aviary

1nounaviaryA large cage or building where birds are kept.B2+
“The zoo's new aviary is so large that visitors can walk among the parrots.”

aviary is an enclosure.

Where it comes from

Latin aviarium comes from avis, a bird. Aviation is from the same root.

Latin
aviārium
English, today
aviary

Built from

avis · Latin — bird

From Latin aviārium, from avis (“bird”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Birds, Pets & Pet Care

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aviary in the wild

Jurong Bird Park was an aviary in Jurong in the western part of Singapore.
Jurong Bird Park
An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds, although bats may also be considered for display.
Aviary
The National Aviary, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the only independent indoor nonprofit aviary in the United States.
National Aviary
The facility is also the country's largest indoor aviary, and the only one accorded honorary "National" status by the United States Congress.
National Aviary
The aviary, largest in Southeast Asia, is named after the late Sir Edward Youde, the Governor of Hong Kong from 1982 to 1986.
Edward Youde Aviary

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