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brood nest

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  • brood nest — noun see brood chamber 2 * * * brood nest, a round area in the center of a bees nest consisting of cells containing eggs and developing bees. The bees store pollen in cells above and on the sides of the brood nest …   Useful english dictionary

  • brood chamber — noun 1. : brood pouch 2. or brood nest in a beehive : the part of the comb set aside for brood rearing …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brood parasite — Brood parasitism is a form of parasitism …   Wikipedia

  • nest — [nest] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger nest < IE * nizdos (< base * ni , down + * sed , to SIT) > L nidus, Welsh nyth] 1. the structure made or the place chosen by birds for laying their eggs and sheltering their young 2. a) the place used… …   English World dictionary

  • nest — n. structure in which a bird lays eggs and cares for its young; any animal s lair; brood of animals; object shaped like a bird s nest; shelter, retreat; place where something (often bad) flourishes; set of things that fit one into another v.… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • brood parasitism — n. a type of parasitism in which a bird (brood parasite), as a cowbird or European cuckoo, lays and abandons its eggs in the nest of another species …   English World dictionary

  • nest — {{11}}nest (n.) O.E. nest bird s nest, snug retreat, also young bird, brood, from P.Gmc. *nistaz (Cf. M.L.G., M.Du. nest, Ger. Nest), from PIE *nizdo (Cf. Skt. nidah resting place, nest, L. nidus nest, O.C.S. gnezdo, O.Ir. net, Welsh …   Etymology dictionary

  • nest — n. & v. n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an animal s or insect s breeding place or lair. 3 a snug or secluded retreat or shelter. 4 (often foll. by of) a place fostering something undesirable (a nest of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nest parasite — /ˈnɛst pærəsaɪt/ (say nest paruhsuyt) noun Zoology 1. Also, brood parasite. a bird that lays its eggs in the nest of a different species, leaving the host bird to incubate the eggs and raise the young. 2. a mite, insect, etc., that infests a bird …  

  • nest — 1. n ( es/ ) nest; young bird, brood, the young birds in the nest; 2. n ( es/ ) food, provisions, victuals; 3. n ( es/ ) provisions served out at fixed times, rations …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • brood parasite — noun An animal that leaves its eggs in the nest of others to be raised …   Wiktionary

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