单词 | nidicolous |
释义 | nidicolous[ nahy-dik-uh-luhs ] / naɪˈdɪk ə ləs / adjectiveremaining in the nest for a period after hatching. Compare nidifugous. Origin of nidicolous1900–05; <Latin nīd- (stem of nīdus) nest + -i- + -colous Words nearby nidicolousniddle-noddle, NIDDM, nide, nidge, Nidhogg, nidicolous, nidificate, nidifugous, nidify, nid-nod, nidus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nidicolous
British Dictionary definitions for nidicolousnidicolous / (nɪˈdɪkələs) / adjective(of young birds) remaining in the nest for some time after hatching Word Origin for nidicolousC19: from Latin nīdus nest + colere to inhabit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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