nidificate
verb (used without object)
to build a nest.
nidification
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a word derived from
nidificate.
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a word derived from
nidify.
Example Sentences
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The nidification of this Trochalopterum was apparently unknown before.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
Colonel Tickell has the following note on the nidification of this species in the Asiatic Society Journal, 1848, p.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
Their nidification differs little from that of the Teal.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
Thus, at the commencement we find remarks on the peculiarities of disposition observed in the males and females of different animals, the combats of hostile species, the actions of animals, nidification, generation, and other matters.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by William MacGillivray
After the work of nidification is over, birds as a rule wander more or less from their breeding haunts; and even if they do not wander they are likely to become silent.
From The Foot-path Way by Bradford Torrey
