Meanings
nounaviculture (usually uncountable, plural avicultures)
plural avicultures
- uncountableusuallyThe rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)
Near-synonym: birdkeeping
Synonyms: birdrearing, birdraising, birdkeeping
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)
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Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
- Proto-Italic*awis
- Latinavis
- Englishavi-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Englishaviculture
Translations
Arabic تَرْبِيَة الطُيُور
- تَرْبِيَة الطُيُورbird breeding
Bengali পক্ষীবিজ্ঞান
- পক্ষীবিজ্ঞান (pokkhibiggên)bird breeding
Bulgarian птицевъдство
- птицевъдство (pticevădstvo)bird breeding
Catalan avicultura
- aviculturabird breeding
Chinese Cantonese 鳥類飼養 /鸟类饲养, 養鳥 /养鸟
- 鳥類飼養 /鸟类饲养 (niu⁵ leoi⁶ zi⁶ joeng⁵)bird breeding
- 養鳥 /养鸟 (joeng⁵ niu⁵)bird breeding
Chinese Mandarin 鳥類飼養 /鸟类饲养, 養鳥 /养鸟
- 鳥類飼養 /鸟类饲养 (niǎolèi sìyǎng)bird breeding
- 養鳥 /养鸟 (yǎngniǎo)bird breeding
Danish fjerkræavl
- fjerkræavlbird breeding
Dutch avicultuur
- avicultuurbird breeding
Finnish lintujen kasvatus, linnunhoito
- lintujen kasvatusbird breeding
- linnunhoitobird breeding
French aviculture
- aviculturebird breeding
German Vogelzucht, Geflügelzucht
- Vogelzuchtbird breeding
- Geflügelzuchtbird breeding
- Geflügelhaltungbird breeding
- Vogelhaltungbird breeding
Greek πτηνοτροφία, ορνιθοτροφία
- πτηνοτροφία (ptinotrofía)bird breeding
- ορνιθοτροφία (ornithotrofía)bird breeding
Hindi पक्षिपालन
- पक्षिपालन (pakṣipālan)bird breeding
Hungarian madártenyésztés
- madártenyésztésbird breeding
Indonesian avikultur
- avikulturbird breeding
Italian avicoltura
- avicolturabird breeding
Latin avicultūra
- avicultūrabird breeding
Romanian avicultură
- aviculturăbird breeding
Russian авикульту́ра
- авикульту́ра (avikulʹtúra)bird breeding
Spanish avicultura
- aviculturabird breeding
Swedish avikultur
- avikulturbird breeding
Tagalog abikultura
- abikulturabird breeding
Turkish kuşçuluk
- kuşçulukbird breeding
Vietnamese nuôi chim
- nuôi chimbird breeding
Cite this entry
APA
aviculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviculture
MLA
“aviculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviculture. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aviculture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviculture.
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