avi-

1. a combining form meaning “bird,” used in the formation of compound words:

   aviculture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of avi-¹

< Latin, combining form of avis

Example Sentences

In contrast to Minic, Dr. Avi Loeb, a theoretical physics professor at Harvard University, praised the paper as “highly technical and offers a novel mathematical way to describe interactions among particles in a unified geometric way, including gravity and electromagnetism.”

From Salon

As Thomson Reuters Foundation journalist Avi Asher-Schapiro noted, the incarceration giant Geo Group already has over a billion dollars in ICE contracts to manage existing immigration detention facilities and a GPS monitoring system of 175,000 migrants.

From Salon

Avi Kapur manages the shared housing program at the Los Angeles nonprofit Affordable Living for the Aging.

From Los Angeles Times

A former commander of the Israeli army in the West Bank, Avi Mizrahi, says most settlers are law-abiding Israeli citizens, but he does admit the existence of outposts makes violence more likely.

From BBC

The local Israeli military commander, Maj-Gen Avi Bluth, said it was a “very serious terrorist attack” and that troops were in pursuit of the attacker.

From BBC