nidificate
Americanverb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
- nidification noun
- nidificational adjective
Etymology
Origin of nidificate
1810–20; < Latin nīdificātus (past participle of nīdificāre to build a nest); nidify, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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A European species selects snail shells for its nest, wherein it builds its earthen cells, while other species nidificate under stones.
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In July and August not less than thirty species of waterfowl nidificate.
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Like the two species of Acridotheres, it nidificates by itself in the holes of trees, lining the cavity with bits of leaves.
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It nidificates in June and July, and it would appear that both the birds, male and female, engage in the construction of the nest.
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During the breeding season it associates in large flocks along the banks of the Groomti, where it nidificates in colonies in holes in the banks of the river.
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