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aviary

[ey-vee-er-ee] / ˈeɪ viˌɛr i /
NOUN
bird sanctuary
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Ariadne is such a fan of the fireworks that close out the evening show, her aviary has been specially positioned to give her a full view.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Parrots and macaws that had outlived their owners squawked in a giant aviary.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

At the MPI-AB in Konstanz, Germany, pigeons had been trained to return to their aviary from locations more than twenty kilometers away.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

Since 2022, the Sadyba Nyushanik centre has built a new aviary to house the influx of injured birds.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Lourdes refilled the mosaic-lined fountain with sweet water and built an aviary in the garden, stocking it with toucans and cockatoos, parrots, a macaw, and canaries that sang in high octaves.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

And then there were moments of “11,000 Strings” that sounded like the musical aviaries of Olivier Messiaen emanating from a far away lath house.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

Right-pushing birds were transferred into aviaries where resident birds were using the left-hand solution, and vice versa.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2024

The 72 birds escaped from a garden in Tadley, Hampshire, after birdkeeper Drew Holdaway, 64, left the door to one of his aviaries open.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2023

There are three aviaries, where visitors walk among the birds, plus an outdoor area where birds are kept in enclosures.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2023

We should give drawings of aviaries, but we consider these generally worse than useless, as they are usually constructed.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.




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