Meanings
adjectiveavine (not comparable)
- not comparableSynonym of avian.
He assumes the avine head, foxy moustache and proboscidal eloquence of Seymour Busche.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 15: Circe]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 440
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Origin
- Latinavis“bird”
- Englishavine
From Latin avis (“bird”) + -ine.
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APA
avine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avine
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avine.
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