nidicolous

American

[nahy-dik-uh-luhs] / naɪˈdɪk ə ləs /

adjective

remaining in the nest for a period after hatching.

nidicolous British

/ nɪˈdɪkələs /

adjective

(of young birds) remaining in the nest for some time after hatching

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Etymology

Origin of nidicolous

1900–05; < Latin nīd- (stem of nīdus ) nest + -i- + -colous

Example Sentences

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Order Cuculiformes.—Desmognathous, nidicolous; zygodactylous, or with the outer toe reversible.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Ardeae.—Piscivorous, nidicolous, waders; with complicated hypotarsus and with long cervical apteria.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Ciconiae.—Zoophagous, nidicolous, waders; with simple hypotarsus and without cervical apteria.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Steganopodes.—Well flying, aquatic, nidicolous; with all the four toes webbed together.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

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