Definition of Nestling. Meaning of Nestling. Synonyms of Nestling

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Definition of Nestling

Nestling
Nestling Nes"tling n. 1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. --Piers Plowman. 2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Nestling
Nestling Nes"tling, a. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.

Meaning of Nestling from wikipedia

- pellets. It is a common but not universal feature of altricial p****erine nestlings (born helpless, under constant parental care) that instead of excreting...
- **** of some species of nestling birds. It allows parent birds to more easily remove fecal material from the nest. The nestling usually produces a fecal...
- Brood reduction occurs when the number of nestlings in a birds brood is reduced, usually because there is a limited amount of resources available. It...
- The nestlings, like the adult, primarily eat insects, fed to it by both ****es. This swallow is vulnerable to parasites, but, when on nestlings, these...
- The Adare Peninsula (71°40′S 170°30′E / 71.667°S 170.500°E / -71.667; 170.500), is a high ice-covered peninsula, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long...
- nestling. Song sparrow nestlings in parasitized nests alter their vocalizations in frequency and amplitude so that they resemble the cowbird nestling...
- nest, the nestling and fledging stage can be the same. For precocial birds, those that develop and leave the nest quickly, a short nestling stage precedes...
- East Dunbartonshire, Scotland roughly 10 miles (16 km) north of Glasgow. Nestling at the foot of the Campsie Fells, it is neighboured by Kirkintilloch and...
- breeze and watching splendid views of Sikri fortifications and the town nestling at the foot of the ridge. The pavilion gives a majestic view of the fort...
- an Anglo-Norman word (Middle English pophyn) for the cured carc****es of nestling shearwaters. The Atlantic puffin acquired the name much later, possibly...