incubation patch

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noun

a highly vascular, featherless area developed on the abdomen of certain brooding birds that is in direct contact with eggs during incubation and provides additional warmth.

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Also called brood patch.

Origin of incubation patch

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby incubation patch

incrossbred, in-crowd, incrust, incubate, incubation, incubation patch, incubation period, incubator, incubous, incubus, incudes