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Name Avicus
Gender Masculine
Usage Literature (Archaic)
Pronounced Pron. ah-VEE-coos
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Meaning & History
Avicus is from the Latin word avis meaning "bird" with a contemnendus adjective, -cus. Avicus is a character in Anne Rice's series The Vampire Chronicles. He first appears in the novel Blood & Gold & is an ancient vampire from Rome who was made by Akasha, the first vampire in existence.