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Definition of brood patch in English: brood patchnoun ˈbruːd patʃ 1Bee-keeping. A group of brood cells in a honeycomb. 2An area of bare, flaccid skin containing numerous blood vessels which is present on the underside of certain birds during the nesting season and is used to transfer heat to the eggs during incubation. 3An area of specialized skin on the underside of males of certain syngnathid fishes, especially pipefishes and sea dragons, onto which the female deposits eggs.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in British Bee Journal. From brood + patch. Definition of brood patch in US English: brood patchnounˈbruːd patʃ 1Bee-keeping. A group of brood cells in a honeycomb. 2An area of bare, flaccid skin containing numerous blood vessels which is present on the underside of certain birds during the nesting season and is used to transfer heat to the eggs during incubation. 3An area of specialized skin on the underside of males of certain syngnathid fishes, especially pipefishes and sea dragons, onto which the female deposits eggs.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in British Bee Journal. From brood + patch. |