Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To build a nest; nestle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make a nest.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To make or
build anest .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In July and August not less than thirty species of waterfowl nidificate.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India Douglas Dewar 1916
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European species selects snail shells for its nest, wherein it builds its earthen cells, while other species nidificate under stones.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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Be quick, sirra, and nidificate for yourself somewhere else.
The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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Those useful but ugly fowls, the white scavenger vultures (_Neophron ginginianus_), depart from the ways of their brethren in that they nidificate in March and April instead of in January and February.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India Douglas Dewar 1916
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I thought, sarra, I told you to nidificate and hatch your wild project undher some other wing than mine. "
The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
qms commented on the word nidificate
When worn by the turbulent quest
We find ourselves weary and stressed,
Our need is innate
To nidificate
In a place of safety and rest.
December 14, 2015