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Aviary vs Roost - What's the difference?

aviary | roost |

As nouns the difference between aviary and roost

is that aviary is a house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse while roost is the place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch) or roost can be (uk|shetland|and|orkney) a tidal race.

As a verb roost is

(of birds) sleep or roost can be .

aviary

English

Noun

(aviaries)
  • A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.

    • roost

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
  • * Dryden
    • He clapped his wings upon his roost .
  • A group of birds roosting together.
    • Derived terms
    * rule the roost

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of birds) sleep.
  • to come back home

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, Shetland, and, Orkney) A tidal race.

    • Etymology 3

    Verb

    (en verb)

    • Anagrams

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