aviphilic

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English

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Etymology

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From aviphile +‎ -ic or avi- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

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aviphilic (comparative more aviphilic, superlative most aviphilic)

  1. 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.
  2. (biology) Of an insect, virus, etc., utilising birds.