nidificate
[ nid-uh-fi-keyt ]
verb (used without object),nid·i·fi·cat·ed, nid·i·fi·cat·ing.
to build a nest.
Origin of nidificate
1Other words from nidificate
- nid·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
- nid·i·fi·ca·tion·al, adjective
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How to use nidificate in a sentence
Fly-catchers usually nidificate in the neighbourhood of water, because that element favours the existence of their insect food.
Jungle Folk | Douglas Dewarnidificate: to nest: applied when eggs are placed in a prepared receptaculum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithIn July and August not less than thirty species of waterfowl nidificate.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarBe quick, sirra, and nidificate for yourself somewhere else.
The Poor Scholar | William CarletonIn the wild districts of the West, the birds nidificate in caves that abound in the bluffs along the sea-shore.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States | Thomas G. Gentry
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