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| aerie |
a nest built high on a cliff or mountain, esp. by an eagle or other bird of prey. [1/2 definitions] |
| anthill |
a pile of earth made by ants as they dig their underground nest. Anthills are found near the nest entrance. |
| birdhouse |
something constructed by humans as a place for a bird to build its nest. A birdhouse often looks like a small, simple house. |
| carpenter ant |
any of various types of large ant that nest in decaying trees and wood buildings and gnaw out tunnels in which to lay their eggs. |
| crow's-nest |
a small platform near the top of a ship's mast. A person stands in the crow's-nest to see what is happening on and around the ship. |
| eyas |
a hawk or falcon too young to leave the nest, or one taken from its nest to be trained for falconry. |
| eyrie |
variant of "aerie," a nest built high on a cliff or mountain, esp. by an eagle or other bird of prey. |
| gallinaceous |
belonging to a variety of birds that nest on the ground, including turkeys, chickens, pheasants, and grouse. |
| meadowlark |
one of two kinds of North American songbirds that nest in open fields and have a sweet, musical song. A meadowlark has a yellow breast marked with black. |
| motmot |
any of a variety of tropical American birds related to the kingfisher that have long tails and blue or green plumage, and that dig out tunnels in which they nest. |
| nest |
a number of animals living in a single nest. [3/5 definitions] |
| nest egg |
a real or artificial egg left in a nest to induce a hen to lay eggs there. [1/2 definitions] |
| nestling |
a young bird still confined to the nest. (Cf. fledgling.) |
| pack rat |
a large, bushy-tailed, North American rodent known to gather and hide small objects in its nest. [1/2 definitions] |
| pigeonhole |
a small, recessed area in which a pigeon builds its nest. [1/5 definitions] |
| renest |
combined form of nest. |
| spider |
a small animal with eight legs and a body made up of two parts. Most spiders spin webs in which they nest and catch insects to eat. Spiders are related to mites, ticks, and scorpions. |
| squab |
a young pigeon still in the nest, esp. considered as food. |
| trap-door spider |
any of several spiders that construct a silk-lined nest covered by a hinged lid resembling a trap door. |
| verdin |
a small gray titmouse that has a yellow head, lives in the southwestern United States and Mexico, and builds a spherical nest of thorny twigs. |
| vespiary |
a nest or colony of social wasps or hornets. |
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