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nidify

[ nid-uh-fahy ]

verb (used without object)

nidified, nidifying.


nidify

/ ˈnɪdɪfɪˌkeɪt; ˈnɪdɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. intr (of a bird) to make or build a nest
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌԾ徱ھˈپDz, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nidify1

1650–60; < Latin ī徱ھ to build a nest, equivalent to ī- (stem of īܲ ) nest + -ify
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nidify1

C17: from Latin ī徱ھ, from īܲ a nest + facere to make
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Example Sentences

And not only will the Osmiae return, through the always open windows, but they will also nidify on the natal spot, if they find something like the necessary conditions.

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We know that the Three-horned Osmia prefers to haunt the habitations of the Bees who nidify in populous colonies, such as the Mason-bee of the Sheds and the Hairy-footed Anthophora, in whose nests I have noted similar facts.

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We know that the Three-horned Osmia prefers to haunt the habitations of the Bees who nidify in populous colonies, such as the Mason-bee of the Sheds and the Hairy-footed Anthophora.

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True, it may be said that the second progeny is due to the mothers who knew the males in autumn and who would be able to nidify twice a year.

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And not only will the Osmiae return, through the always open windows, but they will always nidify on the natal spot if they find something like the necessary conditions.

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