Recent Examples on the WebGuests can snorkel the artificial Grand Reef teeming with fish and graceful rays, spend hours floating the lazy river that winds under waterfalls, and hand-feed birds in the aviary.—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024 An aviary and chicken coop offer children a place to check out birds, chickens and hens.—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 8 May 2024 Attractions include 180-degree ocean views, a mini forest, work barns for restoring vintage cars, outdoor kitchens, a Japanese garden, a glass art studio, a native plant garden and an aviary.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024 The Butterfly Jungle Safari experience allows visitors to wander through the Hidden Jungle aviary among hundreds of butterflies, feed them and learn about their essential role in the ecosystem.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024 Researchers had built artificial burrows within temporary aviaries, which the birds will remain enclosed in for a month.—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024 Blue spent Friday morning and afternoon in International Bird Rescue’s flight aviary.—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024 Exhibits included stingrays and sharks gliding in their saltwater tanks while parakeets flutter in their small aviary.—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024 The hotel, situated in a sprawling Victorian house in the White Mountains, offers round-the-clock movie screenings, a collection of props and memorabilia in each room, and for lovers of The Birds, an aviary with fifty crows.—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Latin aviarium, from avis bird; akin to Greek aetos eagle
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