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nidicolous

American  
[nahy-dik-uh-luhs] / naɪˈdɪk ə ləs /

adjective

  1. remaining in the nest for a period after hatching.

nidicolous British  
/ nɪˈdɪkələs /

adjective

  1. (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

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

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