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nidus

/ˈnaɪdəs/

nidus noun: an aggregate of neurons.

Noun

nidus (plural nidi or niduses)

  1. An aggregate of neurons.
  2. A nest for insects or small animals.
  3. A place of infection in an organism.
  4. An origin (originating point) for a phenomenon.
  5. A home or place to stay.
    • Certain seeds which are required to find a nidus for themselves under unfavourable circumstances have been supplied by nature with an apparatus of hooks, so that they will get a hold on very unreceptive surfaces.1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss

nidus meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

nidus in Tamil

தஞ்சம், தொற்று மிகைப்பகுதி

nidus in Urdu

بیضہ گاہ, کیڑوں کا گھونسلا, مرکز, نمو گاہ, نشیمن

nidus in Kannada

ಸೊಂಕುನೆಲೆ

Forms of nidus

pluralnidi
pluralniduses

Origin of nidus

Borrowed from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nye and nest.

Words that rhyme with nidus

Questions about nidus

What does nidus mean?
Nidus means an aggregate of neurons.
What is nidus in Tamil?
Nidus in Tamil is தஞ்சம், தொற்று மிகைப்பகுதி. See Nidus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nidus?
Nidus is a noun.
How do you pronounce nidus?
Nidus is pronounced /ˈnaɪdəs/.
What is the plural of nidus?
The plural of nidus is nidi.

Words near nidus in the dictionary

  1. nidulate
  2. nidulated
  3. nidulates
  4. nidulating
  5. nidulation
  6. nidus
  7. niduses
  8. Nidwalden
  9. NIE
  10. NIEA
  11. Niebauer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nidus (page history and authors); nidus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nidus (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nidus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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