Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nidicolous

/nɪˈdɪkələs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-di-colous
IPA: /nɪˈdɪkələs/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.

Etymology

From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + -colous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: nīdus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nɪˈdɪkələs/
British English: /nɪˈdɪkələs/

Inflected Forms

more nidicolous (comparative) most nidicolous (superlative)

Antonyms

nidifugous

Rhymes With

nicholas nicolas

Questions

How do you pronounce nidicolous?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪˈdɪkələs/.
What does nidicolous mean?: Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.
Where does nidicolous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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