NIDUS


Meaning of NIDUS in English

— nidal , adj.

/nuy"deuhs/ , n. , pl. nidi /-duy/ .

1. a nest, esp. one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.

2. a place or point in an organism where a germ or other organism can develop or breed.

[ 1735-45; nidus NEST ]

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