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单词 nidus
释义 ni·dus
\ˈnīdəs\ noun
(plural ni·di \-ˌdī\ ; or ni·dus·es)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, nest
1. : a nest for the eggs of insects, spiders, small animals
2.
 a. : a breeding place; especially : a place or substance in an animal or plant where the germs of a disease or other organisms lodge and multiply
 b. : a place of development for spores or seeds
 c. : a group of regenerative epithelial cells of the insect ventriculus
3.
 a. : a place where something originates or is fostered or develops
  < hysterical symptoms often grow from an organic nidus, congenital or acquired — D.N.Parfitt >
 b. : a place where something is settled, lodged, or located
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