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bird's nest

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From Middle English birdis nest, bryddys neste, equivalent to bird's +‎ nest.

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bird's nest (plural bird's nests or birds' nests)

  1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young.
  2. Any of several plants having some resemblance to the typical nest of a bird, eg., the wild carrot (Dauca carota).
  3. Any tangle of fibers resembling a typical nest of a bird.

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