Las aves que pasaron volando sobre mi casa se dirigían al sur para pasar el invierno.The birds that flew over my house were heading south for the winter.

aves

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

2. (culinary)

a. poultry (raised on farms)

Prefiero las aves a la carne roja o el cerdo.I prefer poultry to red meat or pork.

b. game birds (hunted)

Este restaurante está especializado en aves como el faisán o la perdiz.This restaurant specializes in game birds such as pheasant or partridge.

ave

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (animal)

a. bird

el Ave Fénixthe phoenix

ave del Paraísobird of paradise

2. (fig)

ser un ave de pasoto be a rolling stone

ave de presabird of prey

3. (también fig)

ave rapaz o de rapiñabird of prey

An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).

interjection

4. (general)

¡Ave María Purísima!saints preserve us!

ave

(pájaro) bird; especialmente (Latinoamérica) (pollo) chicken

ave acuática ave acuátil water bird

ave canora ave cantora songbird

ave de corral chicken; fowl

ave del paraíso bird of paradise

ave de paso bird of passage

ave de presa ave de rapiña bird of prey

ave marina sea bird

ave negra (S. Cone) crooked lawyer

ave nocturna night bird; también

aves de corral poultry

singular

; (s)

ave zancuda wader; wading bird

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otra palabra para "ave" es	another word for "ave" is
carne de ave	poultry
ave de corral	fowl
caldo de ave	chicken soup
ave de presa	bird of prey
ave fénix	phoenix