nidifugous
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From Latin nīdus (“nest”) and fugiō (“I flee, escape”) + -ous.
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nidifugous (comparative more nidifugous, superlative most nidifugous)
- (biology, of a bird) That leaves the nest shortly after hatching.
- Antonym: nidicolous
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