bird's nest

English

Alternative forms

• bird-nest, bird nest, birdnest

Etymology

From Middle English birdis nest, bryddys neste, equivalent to bird's +‎ nest.

Noun

bird's nest (plural bird's nests or birds' nests)

1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
2. Any of several plants having some resemblance to the typical nest of a bird, eg, wild carrot (Dauca carota)
3. Any tangle of fibers resembling a typical nest of a bird.

Derived terms

• bird's nest fungus
• bird's nest pudding
• bird's nest soup
• edible bird's nest

Translations

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

• Maori: kōpae, ōhanga, ōwhanga, kōhanga, kōwhanga
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fuglereir n

  Nynorsk: fuglereir n

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• Swedish: fågelbo (sv) n
• Westrobothnian:

Anagrams

• bird-nests, birdnests