Where are the fishes which nidificated in trees? --Lowell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nidify — [nid′əfi kāt΄] n. nidificated, nidificating [nid′ə fī΄] vi. nidified, nidifying [L nidificare < nidus, NEST + facere, to make, DO1] to build a nest: also nidificate [nid′əfi kāt΄] n. ni … English World dictionary
Nidificate — Nid i*fi*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {nest}.] To make a nest. [1913 Webster] Where are the fishes which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nidificated — Nidificate Nid i*fi*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {nest}.] To make a nest. [1913 Webster] Where are the fishes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nidificate — nidification, n. nidificational, adj. /nid euh fi kayt /, v.i., nidificated, nidificating. to build a nest. [1810 20; < L nidificatus (ptp. of nidificare to build a nest); see NIDIFY, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
nidificate — /ˈnɪdəfəkeɪt/ (say niduhfuhkayt) verb (i) (nidificated, nidificating) to build a nest. Also, nidify. {Latin nīdificātus, past participle} –nidification /nɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say niduhfuh kayshuhn), noun …
