nidifugous

English

Etymology

From Latin nīdus (“nest”) and fugiō (“I flee, escape”) + -ous.

Adjective

nidifugous (comparative more nidifugous, superlative most nidifugous)

1. (biology, ornithology) That leaves the nest shortly after hatching.

   Antonym: nidicolous

Related terms

• niche
• nidary
• nidation, nidate, nidatory, annidation
• nide
• nidicolous
• nidify, nidificate
• nidulate, nidulation, nidulant
• nidus, nidal, pilonidal
• nyas, eyas
• nye

Translations

ground-nesting birds

Breton: neizhtec'hat Dutch: nestvliedend (nl) French: nidifuge (fr) German: nestflüchtend Italian: nidifugo Welsh: nythffo