nidification

[,nidifi'keiʃən]
  • n. 筑巢;营巢

英文词源


nidification (n.)
"nest-building," 1650s, from nidify, from Latin nidus "a nest" (see nest (n.)) + -ify.

双语例句


1. This rare event is probably a case of reversion to the longlost, abriginal instinct of nidification.
这稀有的事实, 也许是它们久已失去的造巢育雏的本能之重现.

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