Thesaurus: nidus

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1. n. A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
2. n. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
3. n. a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
4. A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
5. A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; abreeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or thegerms of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
6. n. a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs