nidology

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noun

The study of nests.

OriginLatin nidus ← Ancient Greek -λογία ← French -logie →
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nounnidology (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe study of nests.

    He also coined the phrase "human nidology" — the study of human habitats and the process of building them.

    2013, A. Scott Henderson, Housing and the Democratic Ideal

Origin

  1. French-logie“from Latin <i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="la">-logia</i>, from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention nowrap" lang="grc">-λογία</i> (-logía)”
  2. Ancient Greek-λογία
  3. Latin-logia
  4. Latinnidus
  5. Englishnidology

From nido- (“nest”) + -logy (“study of”). From Latin nidus + French -logie (“from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía)”).

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APA

nidology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidology

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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