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aviary

/ey-vee-er-ee/US // ˈeɪ viˌɛr i //UK // (ˈeɪvjərɪ) //

禽类,鸟巢,鸟类,禽类馆

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural a·vi·ar·ies.

    • : a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.

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Examples

  • This one I brought home and kept in my aviary till March, 1868, when it was killed by a Hawk striking it through the wires.

  • The barracks stirred and muttered, like a vast aviary waking.

  • An aviary hard by was filled with singing-birds, which warbled the praises of the Creator.

  • This was the power that peopled the aviary of Goorelka, and had well-nigh conquered all the resistance of my craft.

  • York House was famous for its aviary, on which Bacon had expended 300.