单词 | nidifugous |
释义 | nidifugous[ nahy-dif-yuh-guhs ] / naɪˈdɪf yə gəs / adjectiveleaving the nest shortly after hatching. Compare nidicolous. Origin of nidifugous1900–05; <Latin nīd- (stem of nīdus) nest + -i--i- + fug(ere) to flee, take flight + -ous Words nearby nidifugousnide, nidge, Nidhogg, nidicolous, nidificate, nidifugous, nidify, nid-nod, nidus, nidus avis, Nidwalden Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nidifugousnidifugous / (nɪˈdɪfjʊɡəs) / adjective(of young birds) leaving the nest very soon after hatching Word Origin for nidifugousC19: from Latin nīdus nest + fugere to flee Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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