Except when nesting, swifts spend their lives in the air, living on the insects caught in flight; they drink, feed, mate and sleep on the wing.
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Nesting
/ˈnɛstɪŋ/
Synonyms for "nesting" (64 found)
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Noun(13 words)
layeringlayout optimizationnest buildingnest constructionnest creationnest-buildingnest-formingnestedrecursionrecursionsrecursivesheet nestingsubstructure
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16 entriesbrood carecavity nestground nestnest buildingnest constructionnested conditionalnested containernested dictionarynested functionnested listnested loopnested objectnesting optimizationpack layoutsheet nestingtree nest
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12 entriesnest buildingnest constructionnesting algorithmnesting behaviornesting depthnesting dollnesting instinctnesting levelnesting materialnesting seasonnesting sitenesting structure
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Tom discovered swallows nesting inside the garage.
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This beach is a nesting ground for sea turtles.
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Coastal development and village sprawl is occurring at a rapid rate and is resulting in a loss of sea turtle nesting areas with associated disturbance of nesting females.
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