avian
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He was Sam the Eagle, our national bird transformed by a Disney artist, and to some eyes bearing a slight resemblance to an earlier Disney avian character, a parrot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
In fact, Mr. Lefebvre notes many striking similarities between avian and primate intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The traditional method of creating flu vaccines involves growing the virus in eggs - but this can be a problem when there are virulent avian flu strains which can kill the eggs used during manufacturing.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Starting Thursday afternoon and lasting throughout the night, chirps could be heard coming from one of the avian couple’s two eggs, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s Saturday and the time has come to leave my free lodgings and neurotic avian roommate.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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