nidification

English

Etymology

Compare French nidification.

Noun

nidification (countable and uncountable, plural nidifications)

1. (archaic) The building of a nest.

Synonyms

• nestbuilding
• nestmaking

Related terms

• nidify

References

• “nidification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

From nidifier +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

nidification f (plural nidifications)

1. nesting, nidification

Further reading

• “nidification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.