nidamental

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adjective

Used to describe an internal organ, in some elasmobranchs and molluscs, that secretes egg cases or the gelatinous covering of eggmass.

OriginLatin nidamentum →
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Meanings

adjectivenidamental (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyUsed to describe an internal organ, in some elasmobranchs and molluscs, that secretes egg cases or the gelatinous covering of eggmass.

Origin

  1. Latinnidamentum“materials for a nest”
  2. Englishnidamental

From Latin nidamentum (“materials for a nest”) + -al.

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Translations

French nidamentaire
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Italian nidamentale
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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