Medical term:
nests
nest
(nest),A group or collection of similar objects.
See also: nidus.
See also: nidus.
[A.S.]
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nest
(nĕst)n.
a. A structure or shelter made or used by a bird to hold its eggs during incubation and to house its young until fledged.
b. A structure or shelter in which other animals, such as reptiles, fish, or insects, deposit their eggs or tend their young.
c. A structure or complex built by ants, termites, or other social animals to house a colony.
d. A number of insects, birds, or other animals occupying a nest: attacked by a nest of hornets.
v. nested, nesting, nests
v.intr.
To build or occupy a nest.
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nest
(nest)A group or collection of similar objects.
See also: nidus
See also: nidus
[A.S.]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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