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Meaning of "nidifugous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NIDIFUGOUS

From Latin nīdus nest + fugere to flee.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NIDIFUGOUS

nidifugous  [nɪˈdɪfjʊɡəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIDIFUGOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nidifugous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NIDIFUGOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nidifugous

Nidifugous /ny-Dif-uh-guhs/ organisms are those that leave the nest shortly after hatching or birth. The term is derived from Latin nidus for "nest" and fugere meaning "to flee". The terminology is most often used to describe birds and was introduced by Lorenz Oken in 1816. The chicks of birds in many families such as the waders, waterfowl and gamebirds are usually nidifugous. The term "nidifugous" is sometimes used synonymously with "precocial", as all nidifugous species are precocial -- that is, born with open eyes and capable of independent locomotion. However, not all precocial birds leave the nest; some may stay at the nest, and are thus nidicolous instead.

Definition of nidifugous in the English dictionary

The definition of nidifugous in the dictionary is leaving the nest very soon after hatching.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIDIFUGOUS


analogous
əˈnæləɡəs
Angus
ˈæŋɡəs
argus
ˈɑːɡəs
asparagus
əˈspærəɡəs
autologous
ɔːˈtɒləɡəs
bogus
ˈbəʊɡəs
calabogus
ˌkæləˈbəʊɡəs
cunnilingus
ˌkʌnɪˈlɪŋɡəs
esophagus
iːˈsɒfəɡəs
Fergus
ˈfɜːɡəs
fungus
ˈfʌŋɡəs
heterozygous
ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəs
homologous
həʊˈmɒləɡəs
homozygous
ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs
humongous
ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs
lucifugous
luːˈsɪfjʊɡəs
magus
ˈmeɪɡəs
meshugas
mɪˈʃʊɡəs
Mingus
ˈmɪŋɡəs
valgus
ˈvælɡəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIDIFUGOUS

niddering
niddick
niddle-noddle
NIDDM
nide
nidering
nidget
nidi
nidicolous
nidificate
nidificating
nidification
nidified
nidifies
nidify
niding
nidor
nidorous
nidulation
nidus

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIDIFUGOUS

anthropophagous
antilogous
azygous
bijugous
calcifugous
fungous
hemizygous
heterologous
humungous
lithophagous
meliphagous
multijugous
necrophagous
nonhomologous
ophiophagous
pantophagous
phytophagous
polyphagous
rugous
wrongous

Synonyms and antonyms of nidifugous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nidifugous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIDIFUGOUS

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The translations of nidifugous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nidifugous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

nidifugous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nidifugous
570 millions of speakers

English

nidifugous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nidifugous
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

nidifugous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nidifugous
278 millions of speakers

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nidifugous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nidifugous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nidifuges
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nidifugous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nidifugous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nidifugous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nidifugous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nidifugous
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nidifugous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடைகாத்துக் குஞ்சு பொறித்த பிறகு கூட்டை விட்டு நீங்குகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निदानात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nidifugous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nidifughi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nidifugous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nidifugous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nidifugous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nidifugous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nidifugous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

nidifugous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nidifugous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nidifugous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIDIFUGOUS»

The term «nidifugous» is used very little and occupies the 191.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIDIFUGOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nidifugous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIDIFUGOUS»

Discover the use of nidifugous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nidifugous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Comparative Ecology
Birds may be divided into two groups according to the mode of early development and parental feeding: nidicolous and nidifugous birds. [Similarly, 'al - tricial' and 'precocial' (see Kuroda, 1967, for Japanese translation) distinguish the ...
Yoshiaki Itō, Jiro Kikkawa, 1980
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Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal ...
-cole: nidicole; nestling: nicolous nestling; nidifuge; nidifugous ♢ nidicolous nestling See nestling: nidicolous nestling. ♢ nidification n. “Nest building” (Lincoln et al. 1985). ♢ nidifuge n. A young animal, especially a bird, that leaves its nest soon ...
Edward M. Barrows, 2011
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Proceedings of the XVth International Ornithological ...
1970) U. N. Safriel, Department of Zoology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel The significance of clutch-size in nidifugous birds If the clutch- size of nidicolous birds corresponds with the largest number of young which the ...
Karel Hendrik Voous, 1972
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Popular Science
Now it is interesting to note that among these birds the young cormorants and herons are completely nidicolous, the young gulls only partially so, whilst the near and less specialized allies of the gulls, the plovers, have nidifugous young.
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New Generation Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Obviously, it is not practicable to be nidifugous unless the food supply is on the ground (or water), since young birds cannot fly. Nidicolous species gain by not having to expend energy on running about, nor much on keeping themselves warm; ...
Christopher M. Perrins, David Attenborough, Norman Arlott, 1987
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Imprinting and Early Learning
Therefore, while it is often possible in nidifugous species to separate the effects of conditioning and imprinting, in nidicolous species of birds, attachments, including sexual fixations, cannot be readily assigned to one or another type of early ...
W. Sluckin, 1970
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The Blackwell's Concise Encyclopedia of Ecology
The contrasting terms nidicolous and NIDIFUGOUS (from the Latin fugere to flee) were introduced by Oken in the early 1800s and referred to Nestflüchter (nest- fleers, or nidifugous birds) and Nesthocker (nest-squatters, or nidicolous birds).
Peter P. Calow, 2009
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Birds
That is why they are called precocious, or nidifugous. Ducks, rheas, ostriches, and certain beach birds can walk and swim as soon as they are born. Other species are born naked and develop their feathers later. They need to stay in the nest ...
Sol 90, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc, 2012
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A Dictionary of Ethology
Compare nidifugous nestlings; precocial animals. Nidifugous nestlings Young of precocial species of birds. The root of the term means "leaving the nest." When hatched, the chicks are at a relatively advanced stage of development and can ...
Klaus Immelmann, 1989
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Ornithology in Laboratory and Field
Nidicolous and Nidifugous Nidicolous birds stay in the nest for an extended period after hatching whereas nidifugous birds leave the nest soon after hatching . Nidicolous birds may be psilopaedic (naked) or ptilopaedic (downy), but nidifugous ...
Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., 1985

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIDIFUGOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nidifugous is used in the context of the following news items.
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The wordy confessions of a collector of dictionaries
I have learned the important difference between nidifugous and nidicolous. Nidifugous birds are ones who leave the nest early and nidicolous ... «Herald Sun, Jul 14»
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Kinkajou? Halieutics? Hartebeest? Surviving Your First Spelling Bee
The magical Sarah Bowe somehow managed to spell nidifugous right on the ... A nidifugous bird is one that leaves the nest early (in case you ... «East End Beacon, May 14»
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Take off on a magical journey
“Discombobulated, nidifugous, omphaloskepsis”… will you be confounded by these words like Elbie? Pick up the dictionary when you start on ... «The Hindu, Oct 13»
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Ground-nesting bird species endangered in Tamil Nadu
“The nidifugous young (chicks that leave the nest shortly after hatching) are camouflaged as they forage along with their parents. In the event of ... «The Hindu, Sep 13»
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كيري يأكل الشاورما في رام الله
... [url=http://www.digitallife.it/public/upload/users/dew/nidifugous- ... .it/public/upload/users/dew/nidifugous-hammerheaded.html[/b][/url] ... «القدس, May 13»
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Like humans, baby woodpeckers learn from their parents
Precocial birds are nidifugous — meaning they're able to leave the nest immediately. To contact Lone Star College Vice President Gary Clark ... «Houston Chronicle, May 10»
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What determines clutch size? Tropical birds lay fewer eggs
... after hatching) such as blackbirds and tits lay fewer eggs than nidifugous birds (Chicks are almost immediately mobile) such as game birds. «Wildlife Extra, Dec 08»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nidifugous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nidifugous>. Apr 2024 ».
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