nidify

[ nid-uh-fahy ]

verb (used without object)

, nid·i·fied, nid·i·fy·ing.

1. nidificate.

nidify

/ ˈnɪdɪfɪˌkeɪt; ˈnɪdɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. intr (of a bird) to make or build a nest

Derived Forms

• ˌnidifiˈcation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nidify¹

1650–60; < Latin nīdificāre to build a nest, equivalent to nīd- (stem of nīdus ) nest + -ificāre -ify

Word History and Origins

Origin of nidify¹

C17: from Latin nīdificāre, from nīdus a nest + facere to make

Example Sentences

And not only will the Osmiae return, through the always open windows, but they will also nidify on the natal spot, if they find something like the necessary conditions.

From Project Gutenberg

We know that the Three-horned Osmia prefers to haunt the habitations of the Bees who nidify in populous colonies, such as the Mason-bee of the Sheds and the Hairy-footed Anthophora, in whose nests I have noted similar facts.

From Project Gutenberg

To persuade the Osmia to nidify in a single tube long enough to receive the whole of her laying and at the same time narrow enough to leave her only just the possibility of admittance appears to me a project without the slightest chance of success: the Bee would stubbornly refuse such a dwelling or would content herself with entrusting only a very small portion of her eggs to it.

From Project Gutenberg

We know that the Three-horned Osmia prefers to haunt the habitations of the Bees who nidify in populous colonies, such as the Mason-bee of the Sheds and the Hairy-footed Anthophora.

From Project Gutenberg

True, it may be said that the second progeny is due to the mothers who knew the males in autumn and who would be able to nidify twice a year.

From Project Gutenberg