"trap nest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trap nests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trap nest (plural trap nests)
  1. A nest box in which a bird is confined for laying, until released by an attendant.
    Sense id: en-trap_nest-en-noun-xKnSnFXQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43

Verb

Forms: trap nests [present, singular, third-person], trap nesting [participle, present], trap nested [participle, past], trap nested [past], trapnest [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} trap nest (third-person singular simple present trap nests, present participle trap nesting, simple past and past participle trap nested)
  1. To confine a bird to a nest box of this kind.
    Sense id: en-trap_nest-en-verb-Z~TMsA93

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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