Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Nest-building; the act or art of constructing nests, especially with reference to the mode or style in which this is done.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act or process of building a nest.

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  • noun The building of a nest.

Etymologies

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Compare French nidification.

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  • n., nesting or nest-making, nidulation (verbs: nidify, nidificate)

    July 9, 2008

  • A getaway with a lot of chicks.

    March 30, 2011