nidificate

vi. 筑巢

发音

US /nɪˈdɪfɪˌkeɪt/

词形变化

nidificated nidificates 三单 nidificates nidificating nidificating 现在分词 nidificated 过去式 nidificated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make or build a nest.

    不及物

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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