释义 |
nidificate, v.|ˈnɪdɪfɪkeɪt| [f. L. nīdificāt-, ppl. stem of nīdificāre, f. nīdus nest.] intr. To make a nest; to nidify.
1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. iv. (1818) I. 104 Getting..between the skin and the flesh..where it nidificates and lays its eggs. 1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 267/1 All the Birds of Prey..nidificate in lofty situations. 1874E. Coues Birds N.W. 313 This species may be shy and reserved, and consequently nidificates in out-of-the-way situations. |