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单词 nidicole
释义

nidicole

/ˈnɪdɪkəʊl/
Zoology
noun
1An animal which lives in the nest, burrow, etc., of another species.
  • Typically an arthropod living in the nest or burrow of a bird or mammal..
2A bird or other animal whose young remain in the nest, burrow, etc., for an extended period after birth. Compare nidifuge rare.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Irish Naturalists' Journal. From classical Latin nīdus nest + -cole, after nidicolous.

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