"nidificate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: nidificates [present, singular, third-person], nidificating [participle, present], nidificated [participle, past], nidificated [past]
Etymology: From Latin nīdificāre, nidificatum, from nīdus (“nest, dwelling of animals”) + -ficare (“to build”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nidifico|nīdificāre}} Latin nīdificāre, {{m|la|nidificatum}} nidificatum, {{m|la|nidus|nīdus|nest, dwelling of animals}} nīdus (“nest, dwelling of animals”), {{m|la|-ficare||to build}} -ficare (“to build”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} nidificate (third-person singular simple present nidificates, present participle nidificating, simple past and past participle nidificated)
  1. (intransitive) To make or build a nest. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: nidify, nidulate Related terms: nidifugous

Inflected forms

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