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单词 nidificate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nid•i•fi•cate  (nidə fi kāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 
  1. Zoologyto build a nest.
  • Latin nīdificātus (past participle of nīdificāre to build a nest); see nidify, -ate1
  • 1810–20
nid′i•fi•cation, n. 
nid′i•fi•cation•al, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nid•i•fy  (nidə fī′),USA pronunciation v.i., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. Zoologynidificate.
  • Latin nīdificāre to build a nest, equivalent. to nīd- (stem of nīdus) nest + -ificāre -ify
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nidify /ˈnɪdɪˌfaɪ/, nidificate /ˈnɪdɪfɪˌkeɪt/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied, -cates, -cating, -cated)
  1. (intransitive) (of a bird) to make or build a nest
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin nīdificāre, from nīdus a nest + facere to make

ˌnidifiˈcation n
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