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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of collecting bird eggs. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of birdnest form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

oology

Etymology

Etymology 1

From birdnest + -ing (present participle ending).

Etymology 2

From birdnest + -ing (gerund ending).

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