Meaning nidicolous
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nidicolousof birds, "bearing young which are helpless at birth," 1920, from Modern Latin Nidicolae (1894), from Latin nidus (see nest (n.)) + colere "to inhabit" (see colony). Contrasted to [..]
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nidicolousA nidicolous (or altricial) nestling is naked, blind and helpless after it hatches. Most songbirds, woodpeckers and pigeons are nidicolous, for example, Blackbirds. See Eggs and Nestlings.
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nidicolous(adj) (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
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nidicoloussharing the nest of another species of animal
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