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nest (s) (noun), nests (pl)
1. The place where birds lay their eggs and then take care of their young ones after they hatch: Some warblers build nests out of small twigs and grass so they can lay small round fertile objects with a shell and provide a place for their little chicks after they are born.

All flying animals don't make nests; for example, some waterfowl and a few land avifauna lay little oval reproductive elements on bare rocks of ledges that project out from the face of a cliff near oceans.

Other species of the feathered vertebrates of the class of Aves, or birds, that live in sandy areas make little or no preparation for any nests; instead, they make bowl-shaped places in the sand where they lay their eggs and after the little ones hatch, the adults feed and protect them.

An example of one kind of bird nest.

This is just one example of the kinds of nests made by birds.

Larger fowl; such as, chickens use straw and grass to produce their nests or the human owners provide the material for their nests.

2. A home or house where people live: Jane and Bob live in their little cozy nest in the suburbs.
3. A place that is filled with, or frequented by, undesirable people or things: A great deal of news has been focusing on the nests of U.S. spies that have been snooping in various countries.
4. Etymology: from Old English nest, of Germanic origin and related to Latin nidus, "nest".
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nest (adjective), more nest, most nest
A reference to mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish that make more or less elaborate preparations for the reception of their new little ones: The first thing in this sequence is the selection of a definite nest site, in or on which the eggs are protected and the young are to live.

Two primary elements determining most nest preparations are the types of environments and the kinds of young ones when they arrive from their eggs or at birth are to exist.

Go to this Cliff Swallows of Santee Lakes page so you can see significant information about swallows and their nests.

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nest (verb), nests; nested; nesting
1. To use or to build a place produced by a bird or another animal: Norbert has a barn where owls often nest.

Near the ocean, there is an area where seagulls are nesting by the hundreds.

An example of a bird nesting.

Some birds are nesting their places for eggs and chicks in a completely different format as shown in this woven-grass room and board structure.

2. To fit an object or objects inside a larger one or inside each other: The village is nested inside a beautiful valley.

Karen's little girl has Russian dolls made of wood carvings that nest inside each other.

Rene has sets of bowls in which smaller ones nest inside the larger ones.

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(Latin: Probably from mitulus "mussel", of unknown origin [the change from m to n has not been explained]. It is also said to possibly come from Latin nidificare or nidulari, "to nest"; from nidus "nest", but there is no confirmation for either theory)
(Latin: nest, nesting; nidificare or nidulari, "to nest")
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cleptobiosis, nest robbing
1. The relation in which one species of ants robs the food stores or scavenges in the refuse piles of another species, but does not nest in close association with it.
2. A widespread form of competitive exploitation in ants known as "robbing food" or "stealing food".
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compound nest
A nest containing colonies of two or more species of social insects, up to the point where the galleries of the nests anastomose (come together or open into each other) and the adults sometimes intermingle but the broods of the species are still kept separate.
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mixed nest
a nest containing colonies of two or more species of social insects, in which mixing of both the adults and the brood occurs.
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mound nest
A nest at least part of which is constructed of a mound of soil or carton material that projects above the ground surface.

The term carton material refers to a card-board-like substance consisting of chewed plant material often mixed with soil, made by certain insects for building nests.

The architecture of the mound is often elaborate, specific in plan to the species, and evidently adapted to contribute to microclimate control within the nest.

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nest odor
The distinctive odor of a nest, by which its inhabitants can distinguish their own nest from those belonging to other colonies or at least from the surrounding environment.

Certain insects; for example, honey bees and some ants, can orient themselves toward their nests by means of the odor.

It is possible that the nest odor is the same as the "colony odor" in some cases. The nest odor of honey bees is often referred to as the "hive aura" or "hive odor".

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