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A wasp of the family Sphegidae Sphecidae which builds a nest of mud and stores insects and spiders in it a digger wasp...
Nidificate
To make a nest...
leafroller
The larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants and tying the leaves with spun silk aalso the moth itself See Tortrix...
Eider
Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria esp Somateria mollissima which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America and lines its nest with fine down taken from its own body which is an article of commerce called also eider duck The American eider S Dresseri the king eider S spectabilis and the spectacled eider Arctonetta Fischeri are related species...
Cassican
An American bird of the genus Cassicus allied to the starlings and orioles remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest the crested oriole The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow an Australian bird...
Cowbird
The cow blackbird Molothrus ater an American starling Like the European cuckoo it builds no nest but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds so called because frequently associated with cattle...
crows nest
A box or platform near the top of a mast esp in whalers to shelter the man on the lookout...
Dray
A squirrels nest...
Drey
A squirrels nest See Dray...
Eaglestone
A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone of the size of a walnut or larger so called by the ancients who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs aeumltites...
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