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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nidicolous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /nɪˈdɪkələs/ (General-American)
  • /naɪˈ-/ (General-American)
  • /nɪˈdɪkələs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + -colous.

Meanings

  1. Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.

Forms

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most nidicolous Degree=Sup lexicographic
more nidicolous Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

nidifugous

Translations (8)

fr nidicole (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) · cs nidikolní (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) · cy nythdrig (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) · nl nestblijvend (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) · it nidicolo (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) · br neizhvagat (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) · de nesthockend (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) · fi pesäviipyinen (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace)