"nidology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: nido- (“nest”) + -logy (“study of”). From Latin nidus + French -logie (“from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía)”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|nest}} nest, {{confix|en|nido|logy|gloss1=nest|gloss2=study of}} nido- (“nest”) + -logy (“study of”), {{der|en|la|nidus}} Latin nidus, {{der|en|la|-logia}} Latin -logia, {{der|en|grc|-λογία}} Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía), {{der|en|fr|-logie|gloss=from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">-logia</i>, from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">-λογία</i> (-logía)}} French -logie (“from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nidology (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The study of nests. Tags: rare, uncountable Derived forms: nidologist

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