nidulor

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

nīdŭlor, āri, v. dep. n. and a. [nidus].

I Neutr., to build a nest : halcyones hieme in aquā nidulantur, Varr. ap. Non. 145, 7; and Gell. 3, 10, 5; 2, 29, 4.—*

II Act. aliquem, to make a nest for one : contra rigorem hiemis vermiculos fetus sui nidulantur, Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 98.