NIDIFUGOUS


Meaning of NIDIFUGOUS in English

/nuy dif"yeuh geuhs/ , adj.

leaving the nest shortly after hatching. Cf. nidicolous .

[ 1900-05; nid- (s. of nidus ) NEST + -i- -I- + fug ( ere ) to flee, take flight + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .