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nidology

nidology noun: the study of nests.

Noun

nidology (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of nests.
    • He also coined the phrase "human nidology" — the study of human habitats and the process of building them.2013, A. Scott Henderson, Housing and the Democratic Ideal

Origin of nidology

From nido- (“nest”) + -logy (“study of”). From Latin nidus + French -logie (“from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía)”).

Words formed from nidology

Questions about nidology

What does nidology mean?
Nidology means the study of nests.
What part of speech is nidology?
Nidology is a noun.

Words near nidology in the dictionary

  1. nido-
  2. nidogen
  3. nidogens
  4. nidologist
  5. nidologists
  6. nidology
  7. nidopallia
  8. nidopallial
  9. nidopallium
  10. nidopallium caudolaterale
  11. nidopalliums

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