nidus
Americannoun
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a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
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a place or point in an organism where a germ or other organism can develop or breed.
noun
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the nest in which insects or spiders deposit their eggs
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pathol a focus of infection
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a cavity in which plant spores develop
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Origin of nidus
1735–45; < Latin nīdus nest
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