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Noun: Aves  ey-veez
  1. (ornithology) the class of birds
    - class Aves
Noun: ave  aa-vey
  1. A reverential salutation, especially "Ave Maria"
    "The pilgrims recited an ave as they entered the shrine"

Type of: class

Part of: Craniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata

Encyclopedia: Aves

Ave, maris stella