nestage

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noun

Nesting; the construction of nests.

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Meanings

nounnestage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableNesting; the construction of nests.

    Owing to increasing numbers and consequent want of room for nestage, the old birds drove away the younger ones, who took refuge in their present abode at Fox's Know, where they have been located about six years.

    1868, History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, volumes 4-5, page 223

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nesting

Origin

From nest + -age.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sangeetenstage
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APA

nestage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nestage

MLA

“nestage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nestage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nestage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nestage.

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