nidicolous

adjective

ni·​dic·​o·​lous nī-ˈdi-kə-ləs 

1

: reared for a time in a nest

2

: living in a nest

especially : sharing the nest of another kind of animal

Word History

Etymology

Latin nidus nest + English -colous — more at nest

First Known Use

circa 1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nidicolous

• convolvulus
• portcullis
• volvulus