NIDICOLOUS


Meaning of NIDICOLOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nī-ˈdi-kə-ləs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin nidus nest + English -colous — more at nest

Date: circa 1902

1. : reared for a time in a nest

2. : living in a nest ; especially : sharing the nest of another kind of animal

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.