Meanings
comparative more nidicolous · superlative most nidicolous
- biologyTending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.
Antonyms: nidifugous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveTending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinnīdus“nest”
- Englishnidicolous
From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + -colous.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech nidikolní
- nidikolnítending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Dutch nestblijvend
- nestblijvendtending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Finnish pesäviipyinen
- pesäviipyinentending to stay at the nest or birthplace
French nidicole
- nidicoletending to stay at the nest or birthplace
German nesthockend
- nesthockendtending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Italian nidicolo
- nidicolotending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Welsh nythdrig
- nythdrigtending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nidicolous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
nidicolous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidicolous
“nidicolous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidicolous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nidicolous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidicolous.
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