Nidifugous definitions

Nidifugous

Nidifugous {midsize|/ny-Dif-uh-guhs/} organisms are those that leave the nest shortly after hatching or birth. The term is derived from Latin nidus for `nest` and fugere meaning `to flee`. The terminology is most often used to describe birds and was introduced by Lorenz Oken in 1816. The chicks of birds in many families such as the waders, wat...
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nidifugous

leaving the nest soon after hatching
Found on http://phrontistery.info/n.html

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Nidifugous

Precocial young leaving the nest soon after hatching - e.g., Wood Ducks.
Found on http://www.sialis.org/glossary.htm

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nidifugous

[adj] - (of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching
Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=nidifugous

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nidifugous

The condition of chicks that leave the nest soon after hatching.
Found on https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/bird-academys-a-to-z-glossary-of-bird-ter

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Nidifugous

Chicks that leave the nests soon after hatching
Found on https://birds.iitk.ac.in/glossary?page=142

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nidifugous

adjective (of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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Nidifugous

Describes a young bird that leaves the nest immediately after hatching (the term semi-nidifugous refers to those that leave within a few days) (see Precocial).
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22222

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nidifugous

leaving the nest shortly after hatching. Cf.
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/nidifugous

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