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• Nest-building in primates — In the primate order, nest building behaviour is displayed by prosimians and the great apes. Prosimians build nests instinctively for long durations and these are used not just for sleeping but also raising for families. Great apes build nests… …   Wikipedia

• nest — nestable, adj. nester, n. nestlike, adj. nesty, adj. /nest/, n. 1. a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear …   Universalium

• NEST M — Location Coordinates 40°43′11″N 73°58′45″W /  …   Wikipedia

• nest egg — ˈnest egg noun [countable] informal FINANCE an amount of money that you save to use later, especially when you have stopped working: • Life insurance endowment policies are a great way to build up a family nest egg for the future. * * * nest egg… …   Financial and business terms

• Nest Hotel- Jhonghua Branch — (Гаосюн,Тайвань) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: No.77 2, Lin …   Каталог отелей

• Nest — For other uses, see Nest (disambiguation). A bird s nest A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal s eggs and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or… …   Wikipedia

• nest — [[t]ne̱st[/t]] nests, nesting, nested 1) N COUNT: oft poss N A bird s nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. I can see an eagle s nest on the rocks. 2) VERB When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its… …   English dictionary

• Bird nest — For animal nests in general, see Nest. For other uses, see Bird s nest. Deep cup nest of the Great Reed warbler A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a… …   Wikipedia

• Cuckoo's Nest (nightclub) — For the film, see One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest (film). The Cuckoo s Nest was a punk rock nightclub that was located at 1714 Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa, California. There were often confrontations with the punks from the Cuckoos Nest and… …   Wikipedia

• Cuckoo's Nest — The Cuckoo s Nest was a punk rock nightclub that was located at 1714 Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa, California. There were often confrontations with the punks from the Cuckoos Nest and the cowboys from Zubies, which shared a parking lot. The… …   Wikipedia

• Bubble nest — Bubblenests, also spelled bubble nests or bubble nests, created by some fish species, are floating masses of bubbles blown with an oral secretion, saliva bubbles, and occasionally aquatic plants, or an area for egg deposit attached at the bottom …   Wikipedia