nidification

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ˌnɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌnɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    nest-building by birds or other animals

    The notes describe nidification among several species of finch.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · nest-building by birds or... nest-building
Word family
Related forms nestbirdnidify

Etymology

From Latin nidus ('nest') + -fication.

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