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brood patch

brood patch noun: a patch of featherless skin that is visible on the underside of birds during the nesting season, helping them to transfer heat to their eggs when incubating.

Noun

brood patch (plural brood patches)

  1. A patch of featherless skin that is visible on the underside of birds during the nesting season, helping them to transfer heat to their eggs when incubating.
    Synonyms:
    incubation patch

Synonyms of brood patch

  • incubation patch

Forms of brood patch

pluralbrood patches

Questions about brood patch

What does brood patch mean?
Brood patch means a patch of featherless skin that is visible on the underside of birds during the nesting season, helping them to transfer heat to their eggs when incubating.
What part of speech is brood patch?
Brood patch is a noun.
What is the plural of brood patch?
The plural of brood patch is brood patches.

Words near brood patch in the dictionary

  1. brood nest
  2. brood nests
  3. brood parasite
  4. brood parasites
  5. brood parasitism
  6. brood patch
  7. brood patches
  8. brood pouch
  9. brood pouches
  10. brood size
  11. brood sizes

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