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nidificate

[ nid-uh-fi-keyt ]

verb (used without object)

, nid·i·fi·cat·ed, nid·i·fi·cat·ing.
  1. to build a nest.


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Other Words From

  • nidi·fi·cation noun
  • nidi·fi·cation·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nidificate1

1810–20; < Latin nīdificātus (past participle of nīdificāre to build a nest); nidify, -ate 1
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Example Sentences

A European species selects snail shells for its nest, wherein it builds its earthen cells, while other species nidificate under stones.

In July and August not less than thirty species of waterfowl nidificate.

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