"brood patch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brood patches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brood patch (plural brood patches)
  1. A patch of featherless skin that is visible on the underside of birds during the nesting season, helping them to transfer heat to their eggs when incubating. Wikipedia link: brood patch
    Sense id: en-brood_patch-en-noun-DjtLG-5j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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