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EYRIE |
Bird’s nest |
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CUCKOO |
Nest stealing bird |
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BIRD'S NEST |
Alt. of Bird's-nest |
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NEOSSINE |
The substance constituting the edible bird's nest. |
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NIDULANT |
Nestling, as a bird in itss nest. |
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NIDULATE |
To make a nest, as a bird. |
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CLUTCH |
The nest complement of eggs of a bird. |
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HANGNEST |
A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird. |
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NESTLING |
A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. |
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BIRD'S-NEST |
The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her
young. |
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EYRY |
The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in
a lofty place; aerie. |
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EYAS |
A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from
the nest, not able to prey for itself. |
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NESTLE |
To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle
up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. |
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SWIFTLET |
Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and
Asiatic swifts of the genus Collocalia. Some of the species are noted
for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust. under Edible. |
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THORNBIRD |
A small South American bird (Anumbius anumbii) allied to
the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and
complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree. |
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AERIE |
The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a
brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or
resting place perched like an eagle's nest. |
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CASSICAN |
An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the
starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and
suspended nest; the ... |
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KINGBIRD |
A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T.
Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even
hawks and eagles, especial... |