broodletn.
rare.
A young bird, a nestling.
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gorlin1721
nest-matea1834
broodlet1866
downy1911
nidicole1962
1866 W. R. Alger Solitudes Nature & Man ii. 37 The wild bird whose little heart throbs..towards her nest and broodlets.
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broodling n.
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nestlingc1450
birdling1611
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broodling1673
gorlin1721
nest-matea1834
broodlet1866
downy1911
nidicole1962
1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 21 The Hen and all Her tender Broodlings.
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