trap nest

noun

A nest box in which a bird is confined for laying, until released by an attendant.

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Meanings

nountrap nest (plural trap nests)

plural trap nests

  1. A nest box in which a bird is confined for laying, until released by an attendant.
verbtrap nest (third-person singular simple present trap nests, present participle trap nesting, simple past and past participle trap nested)

present singular third person trap nests · participle present trap nesting · participle past trap nested · past trap nested · alternative trapnest

  1. To confine a bird to a nest box of this kind.
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APA

trap nest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trap%20nest

MLA

“trap nest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trap%20nest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trap nest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trap%20nest.

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