nidificate

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make or build a nest. intransitive

词形变化

nidificates present,singular,third-person nidificating participle,present nidificated participle,past nidificated past

词源

First attested in 1814; borrowed from Latin nīdificātus, perfect passive participle of nīdificō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from nīdus (“a nest, dwelling of animals”) + -ficō (“to make, build”). Doublet of nidify and cognate with French nidifier.
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