nidifugen.

Brit.

/ˈnɪdᵻfjuː(d)ʒ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪdᵻˌfjudʒ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nīdus , -fuge comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin nīdus nest (see nidus n. + -fuge comb. form, after nidifugous adj. Compare nidicole n.

Zoology. rare.

A nidifugous bird. Cf. nidicole n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > young bird > [noun] > born fully fledged

nidifuge1962

1962 J. C. Welty Life of Birds xvii. 318/2 Nidifuges are often ground-nesting species that, as adults, are good runners or good swimmers and feed either on the ground or in the water. These precocial birds include such forms as the ostrich and its relatives, loons, grebes, ducks, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nidifuge
释义	nidifugen. Brit. /ˈnɪdᵻfjuː(d)ʒ/, U.S. /ˈnɪdᵻˌfjudʒ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nīdus , -fuge comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin nīdus nest (see nidus n. + -fuge comb. form, after nidifugous adj. Compare nidicole n. Zoology. rare. A nidifugous bird. Cf. nidicole n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [noun] > born fully fledged nidifuge1962 1962 J. C. Welty Life of Birds xvii. 318/2 Nidifuges are often ground-nesting species that, as adults, are good runners or good swimmers and feed either on the ground or in the water. These precocial birds include such forms as the ostrich and its relatives, loons, grebes, ducks, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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