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nesthole

nesthole noun: a hole, either naturally occurring or excavated, in a tree, rockface, termite mound, etc., which is used as a nest.

Noun

nesthole (plural nestholes)

  1. A hole, either naturally occurring or excavated, in a tree, rockface, termite mound, etc., which is used as a nest.

Forms of nesthole

pluralnestholes
alternative formnest-hole
alternative formnest hole

Origin of nesthole

From nest + hole.

Questions about nesthole

What does nesthole mean?
Nesthole means a hole, either naturally occurring or excavated, in a tree, rockface, termite mound, etc., which is used as a nest.
What part of speech is nesthole?
Nesthole is a noun.
What is the plural of nesthole?
The plural of nesthole is nestholes.

Words near nesthole in the dictionary

  1. nester
  2. nesters
  3. nesteth
  4. nestful
  5. nestfuls
  6. nesthole
  7. nestholes
  8. nesticid
  9. nesticids
  10. nestin
  11. nesting

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