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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnidificare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ni.di.fi.kaˈre
"Molte specie marine tornano su questa spiaggia per nidificare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To build, form, or settle into a nest; to nest.
"Several rare species of migratory birds return to these cliffs each spring to nidify."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin noun 'nidus' (meaning 'nest') combined with the combining form '-ficare' (from 'facere', meaning 'to make'). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, it has traditionally been used in biological and ornithological contexts to describe the specific act of building or forming a nest.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nidify" is said worldwide
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nidifier
Transliteration: ni.di.fje
"Les oiseaux commencent à nidifier au début du printemps."
nistet
Transliteration: nɪstət
Script: nisten
"Viele Vögel nisten in den hohen Bäumen des Waldes."
nidificare
Transliteration: ni.di.fi.kaˈre
"Molte specie marine tornano su questa spiaggia per nidificare."
nidificar
Transliteration: ni.di.fiˈkaɾ
"Las águilas suelen nidificar en zonas altas e inaccesibles."
nidificar
Transliteration: ni.di.fiˈkaɾ
"As aves migratórias voltam todos os anos para nidificar aqui."
घोंसला बनाना
Transliteration: ghonsala banana
"पक्षियों ने वसंत ऋतु में पेड़ों पर घोंसला बनाना शुरू कर दिया।"
筑巢
Transliteration: zhù cháo
"候鸟每年春天飞回这里筑巢。"
둥지를 틀다
Transliteration: dungjireul teulda
"새들이 봄이 되면 나무에 둥지를 틀기 시작합니다."
巣作りをする
Transliteration: suzukuri o suru
"鳥たちは春になると安全な場所に巣作りをする。"
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