nidicolous

• صفة تُستخدم أساسًا في علم الطيور لوصف الطيور التي تبقى فراخها في العش بعد الفقس مدةً، أو التي تُفرخ في أعشاش.

An obsolete adjective meaning staying in the nest; used primarily in ornithology to describe birds whose young remain in the nest after hatching.

1. Nest-dwelling after hatchingC2formalscientific

   Describing birds that remain in the nest for a period after hatching, relying on their parents for food and protection.

   عُشِّيّ

   • Nidicolous birds, such as robins and sparrows, are born blind and helpless.
   • The young of nidicolous species require extensive parental care.
   • Unlike nidifugous birds, nidicolous chicks stay in the nest until they fledge.

   المرادفاتaltricialnestling

   الأضدادnidifugous