aviphilic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aviphile + -ic or avi- + -philic.
Adjective
[edit]aviphilic (comparative more aviphilic, superlative most aviphilic)
- Fond of birds; bird-loving.
- 2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 162:
- Below the great blue turaco were no fewer than twenty-six other new species, most of which the trio had spotted coming down to drink at the bird bath which the thoughtful and aviphilic guest-house owners had set up in the garden.
- (biology) Of an insect, virus, etc., utilising birds.