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[ey-vee-uhn] / ˈeɪ vi ən /


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He was Sam the Eagle, our national bird transformed by a Disney artist, and to some eyes bearing a slight resemblance to an earlier Disney avian character, a parrot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The price of eggs shot up after millions of hens were culled following the UK's worst outbreak of avian flu between 2021 and 2023.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The civil lawsuit would target major producers including Cal-Maine Foods and Versova, which significantly hiked egg prices in 2024 and 2025 due to a supply shortage attributed to avian flu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

What has helped is that the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has faded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s Saturday and the time has come to leave my free lodgings and neurotic avian roommate.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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