aviary

[ ey-vee-er-ee ]

/ ˈeɪ viˌɛr i /

a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.

Origin of aviary

1570–80; < Latin aviārium a place where birds are kept, noun use of neuter of aviārius pertaining to birds. See avi-, -ary

a·vi·a·rist

[ey-vee-uh-rist] /ˈeɪ vi ə rɪst/, noun

They are generally fed with rape and canary seed; but are soon accustomed to all the food of the aviary.

The Natural History of Cage Birds |J. M. Bechstein
Ellen, offering to show Captain Dupin the aviary, led the way along the terrace.

The Missing Ship |W. H. G. Kingston
However, it was agreed that they were harmless fowl and that Galusha himself was a good old scout, in spite of his aviary.

Galusha the Magnificent |Joseph C. Lincoln
I could thus watch the doings of the latest additions to my aviary.

Birds of the Plains |Douglas Dewar

The sparrow in an aviary will breed, lay its eggs, and bring up its young ones, without any difficulty.

Birds of the wave and woodland |Phil (Philip Stewart) Robinson

aviary

/ (ˈeɪvjərɪ) /

a large enclosure in which birds are kept

C16: from Latin aviārium, from aviārius concerning birds, from avis bird