| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| aviculture |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·vi·cul·ture |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v -k l ch r, v - |
| NOUN: | The raising, keeping, and care of birds. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Appendix I + culture. | | OTHER FORMS: | a vi·cul tur·ist NOUN
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