nidifugous

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ni·dif·u·gous

N0099175 (nī-dĭf′yə-gəs)adj. Leaving the nest a short time after hatching. Used of a bird.

[Latin nīdus, nest; see sed- in Indo-European roots + Latin -fugus, fleeing (from fugere, to flee; see fugitive).]

nidifugous

(nɪˈdɪfjʊɡəs) adj (Zoology) (of young birds) leaving the nest very soon after hatching[C19: from Latin nīdus nest + fugere to flee]

ni•dif•u•gous

(naɪˈdɪf yə gəs)

adj. leaving the nest shortly after hatching. [1900–05; < Latin nīdus nest + fug(ere) to flee]

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Adj.

nidifugous - (of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatchingnidicolous - (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching

nidifugous

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nidifugous

(nī-dĭf′yə-gəs)adj. Leaving the nest a short time after hatching. Used of a bird.

nidifugous

(of young birds) hatching in a condition allowing departure from the nest within a few hours of birth; such birds spend the fledging period away from the nest. Waders are an example.

nidifugous

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Antonyms for nidifugous

adj (of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching

Antonyms

nidicolous

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