单词 | incubation-patch |
释义 | > as lemmasincubation-patch incubation-patch n. an area of the ventral surface of a bird's body that swells and loses its feathers during the incubation of eggs, as a way of providing them with the necessary warmth; usually called a brood-patch. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > incubation patch incubation-patch1952 1952 J. Fisher Fulmar iv. 95 Fulmars have only a single incubation-patch, into which two eggs could probably not fit. < as lemmas |
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