Home › Words › A › aviaryaviary/ˈeɪvɪəɹi/aviary means A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.aviary is pronounced /ˈeɪvɪəɹi/.EtymologyFrom Latin aviārium, from avis (“bird”).nounA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aviarian 79% match — Pertaining to or resembling an aviary ("a place for keeping birds confined"). vs aviary →birdcage 70% match — A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in. vs aviary →birdhouse 69% match — A small house or nest box for birds. vs aviary →aviarist 69% match — A person who keeps an aviary. vs aviary →pigeonry 64% match — A birdhouse for pigeons; a dovecote. vs aviary →cagebird 64% match — A bird kept in a cage. vs aviary →aviculture 63% match — The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry) vs aviary →eyrie 63% match — The nest of a bird of prey. vs aviary →