aviculture Syllabification: (a·vi·cul·ture)Pronunciation: /ˈāviˌkəlCHər, ˈavi-/Definition of aviculture noun the breeding and rearing of birds. Derivatives aviculturalPronunciation: /ˌāviˈkəlCHərəl, ˌavi-/ adjective aviculturalistPronunciation: /ˌāviˈkəlCHərəlist, ˌavi-/ noun aviculturistPronunciation: /-rist/ noun Origin: early 20th century: from Latin avis 'bird' + cultureaviculture in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of aviculture in the British & World English dictionary