nestling

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Birdsnestlingnest‧ling /ˈnestlɪŋ, ˈneslɪŋ/ noun [countable] HBBa very young bird that cannot leave its nest because it is not yet able to flyExamples from the Corpusnestling• More aggressive than their cousins, Caspians may supplement their fish diet with other birds' eggs and nestlings.• For a start, the nest, its eggs, its nestlings and its owners are all highly camouflaged.• All are roost sites except Salthouse, where there was a nest and the pellets collected came mainly from the nestlings.• I wanted to stay until the nestlings left.

单词	nestling
释义	nestling From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Birdsnestlingnest‧ling /ˈnestlɪŋ, ˈneslɪŋ/ noun [countable] HBBa very young bird that cannot leave its nest because it is not yet able to flyExamples from the Corpusnestling• More aggressive than their cousins, Caspians may supplement their fish diet with other birds' eggs and nestlings.• For a start, the nest, its eggs, its nestlings and its owners are all highly camouflaged.• All are roost sites except Salthouse, where there was a nest and the pellets collected came mainly from the nestlings.• I wanted to stay until the nestlings left.
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