Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Aviary"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Aviary \A"vi*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Aviaries}. [L. aviarium, fr.
aviarius pertaining to birds, fr. avis bird, akin to Gr, ?,
Skr. vi.]
A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping
birds confined; a bird house.

Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England.
--Fuller.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

aviary
n : a building where birds are kept [syn: {bird sanctuary}, {volary}]


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