Nidifugous Definition

nī-dĭfyə-gəs
adjective
Leaving the nest almost immediately after hatching, as chickens.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Nidifugous

  • Latin nīdus nest sed- in Indo-European roots Latin -fugus fleeing (from fugere to flee fugitive)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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