nidificate

Variant of nidify

nidify definition

nidi·fy (nid′ə fī′)

intransitive verb nidified -·fied′, nidifying -·fy′·ing

to build a nest
also nidificate nid′i·fi·cate′ (-fi kāt′)

Etymology: L nidificare < nidus, nest + facere, to make, do

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Found this word in Gilbert White's _The Natural History of Selborne_. A delightful book of letters by a curate naturalist.

Posted by anonymous 90 days ago.

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