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nidicolous

[ nahy-dik-uh-luhs ]

adjective

  1. remaining in the nest for a period after hatching.


nidicolous

/ nɪˈdɪkələs /

adjective

  1. (of young birds) remaining in the nest for some time after hatching
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nidicolous1

1900–05; < Latin nīd- (stem of nīdus ) nest + -i- + -colous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nidicolous1

C19: from Latin nīdus nest + colere to inhabit
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Example Sentences

Steganopodes.—Well flying, aquatic, nidicolous; with all the four toes webbed together.

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