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nidificate

/nid-uh-fi-keyt/US // ˈnɪd ə fɪˌkeɪt //

嵌套,嵌套的,嵌套式,嵌套式的

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    nid·i·fi·cat·ed, nid·i·fi·cat·ing.

    • : to build a nest.

Examples

  • Fly-catchers usually nidificate in the neighbourhood of water, because that element favours the existence of their insect food.

  • Nidificate: to nest: applied when eggs are placed in a prepared receptaculum.

  • In July and August not less than thirty species of waterfowl nidificate.

  • Be quick, sirra, and nidificate for yourself somewhere else.

  • In the wild districts of the West, the birds nidificate in caves that abound in the bluffs along the sea-shore.