nidifugous

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UK/nɪˈdɪfjʊɡəs/US/nɪˈdɪfjəɡəs/US/naɪˈ-/

adjective

That leaves the nest shortly after hatching.

Opposite
nidicolous
OriginLatin nīdus →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivenidifugous (comparative more nidifugous, superlative most nidifugous)

comparative more nidifugous · superlative most nidifugous

  1. biologyThat leaves the nest shortly after hatching.

    Antonyms: nidicolous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat leaves the nest shortly after hatching.

Opposite
nidicolous

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching

Opposite
nidicolous
Also see
nidifugal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinnīdus“nest”
  2. Englishnidifugous

From Latin nīdus (“nest”) and fugiō (“to flee, escape”) + -ous. By surface analysis, nidi- + -fugous.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Dutch nestvliedend
  • nestvliedendground-nesting birds
French nidifuge
  • nidifugeground-nesting birds
German nestflüchtend
  • nestflüchtendground-nesting birds
Italian nidifugo
  • nidifugoground-nesting birds
Welsh nythffo
  • nythffoground-nesting birds
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APA

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MLA

“nidifugous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidifugous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nidifugous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidifugous.

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