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nest scrape

nest scrape noun: a shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a scrape.

Noun

nest scrape (plural nest scrapes)

  1. A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a scrape.
    • The breeding in 1966 is apparently the first reported from the Hazen area, although rare breeding in the past is suggested by one very old nest scrape on the study area.1931, Deutsche Archiv für Polarforschung, Archiv für Polarforschung in Kiel, Vereinigung zur Förderung des Archivs für Polarforschung, Polarforschung, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Polarforschung, etc....
    • Criteria for identifying breeding pairs may be variously defined to include pairs that […]; pairs that […]; pairs that repair or build a nest or prepare a nest scrape; […] or pairs that […].2006, Jon Hardey and Humphrey Clark, Raptors: A Field Guide to Survey and Monitoring, The Stationery Office, →ISBN, page 15

Forms of nest scrape

pluralnest scrapes

Questions about nest scrape

What does nest scrape mean?
Nest scrape means a shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a scrape.
What part of speech is nest scrape?
Nest scrape is a noun.
What is the plural of nest scrape?
The plural of nest scrape is nest scrapes.

Words near nest scrape in the dictionary

  1. nest box
  2. nest boxes
  3. nest egg
  4. nest eggs
  5. nest of vipers
  6. nest scrape
  7. nest scrapes
  8. nest together
  9. nest-building
  10. nestability
  11. nestable

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