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- [nahy-dif-yuh-guh s]
- /naɪˈdɪf yə gəs/
- /nˌɪdɪfjˈuːɡəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nahy-dif-yuh-guh s]
- /naɪˈdɪf yə gəs/
Definitions of nidifugous word
- adjective nidifugous leaving the nest shortly after hatching. 1
- noun nidifugous (biology, of a bird) That leaves the nest shortly after hatching. 1
- adjective nidifugous (of young birds) leaving the nest very soon after hatching 0
- adjective nidifugous leaving the nest almost immediately after hatching, as chickens 0
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Origin of nidifugous
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < Latin nīd- (stem of nīdus) nest + -i- -i- + fug(ere) to flee, take flight + -ous
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Parts of speech for Nidifugous
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nidifugous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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