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Nidicolous

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching wordnet

Etymology

From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + -colous.

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