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nidicolous definition

ni·dico·lous (nī dik′ə ləs)

adjective

  1. remaining in the nest for some time after hatching, as some birds
  2. living in the nest of another species

Etymology: < L nidus, nest + -colous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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