Definition of nestling in English:

nestling

noun ˈnɛs(t)lɪŋˈnɛs(t)lɪŋ

A bird that is too young to leave its nest.
（还不会飞的）雏鸟
buntings, their throats bulging with food for hungry nestlings
cuckoo nestlings
Example sentencesExamples
- Females built the nest and incubated alone, but both parents fed nestlings and fledglings.
- Surprisingly, one way that such males can acquire a mate is to kill the young nestlings and then pair with the female who has to start a new family.
- On our way out of campus, we stopped by Shroud and Bev's apartment to check on the House Finch nestlings.
- We returned nestlings to nests as quickly as possibly after processing.
- They scavenge for carrion and garbage and also prey on rodents and on the eggs and nestlings of other birds.
- All nests that contained eggs or nestlings were classified as occupied.
- Birds not ringed as nestlings were aged and sexed according to the method of Jenni and Winkler.
- This is fortunate, because house wren nestlings have prodigious appetites.
- In one nest, some nestlings died before 7 days of age and were therefore excluded from the analysis.
- Birds were ringed as nestlings or when breeding and measured using standard procedures.
- I noted the number of phoebe and cowbird eggs and nestlings at each visit.
- They are very aggressive and are able to take over nests and kill the eggs and nestlings of other birds.
- All nestlings were returned to their home nests at the end of each trial.
- We returned nestlings to their nests and repaired cavities with duct tape.
- So why do superb fairy-wrens appear to be unique in their ability to desert cuckoo nestlings?
- We provided food supplements to half of the nestlings in each nest during the nestling period.
- It's the first study to show that birds have learned to recognize and reject cuckoo nestlings.
- At the end of the food deprivation period, we removed all nestlings from their nests and put them in a cloth bag.
- Both of these nestlings were from the same nest, and the other two nestlings from this nest did match the female at all loci.
- Supposedly, martens use a nest-box as a search image while hunting for nestlings and adult birds.
Synonyms
chick, baby bird, fledgling
Falconry eyas
Scottish archaic gorlin
rare pullus, birdling, broodling

Rhymes

wrestling

Definition of nestling in US English:

nestling

nounˈnes(t)liNGˈnɛs(t)lɪŋ

A bird that is too young to leave its nest.
（还不会飞的）雏鸟
buntings, their throats bulging with food for hungry nestlings
cuckoo nestlings
Example sentencesExamples
- It's the first study to show that birds have learned to recognize and reject cuckoo nestlings.
- We provided food supplements to half of the nestlings in each nest during the nestling period.
- Surprisingly, one way that such males can acquire a mate is to kill the young nestlings and then pair with the female who has to start a new family.
- They scavenge for carrion and garbage and also prey on rodents and on the eggs and nestlings of other birds.
- Supposedly, martens use a nest-box as a search image while hunting for nestlings and adult birds.
- This is fortunate, because house wren nestlings have prodigious appetites.
- They are very aggressive and are able to take over nests and kill the eggs and nestlings of other birds.
- So why do superb fairy-wrens appear to be unique in their ability to desert cuckoo nestlings?
- Females built the nest and incubated alone, but both parents fed nestlings and fledglings.
- On our way out of campus, we stopped by Shroud and Bev's apartment to check on the House Finch nestlings.
- Both of these nestlings were from the same nest, and the other two nestlings from this nest did match the female at all loci.
- Birds were ringed as nestlings or when breeding and measured using standard procedures.
- All nests that contained eggs or nestlings were classified as occupied.
- I noted the number of phoebe and cowbird eggs and nestlings at each visit.
- We returned nestlings to their nests and repaired cavities with duct tape.
- Birds not ringed as nestlings were aged and sexed according to the method of Jenni and Winkler.
- All nestlings were returned to their home nests at the end of each trial.
- At the end of the food deprivation period, we removed all nestlings from their nests and put them in a cloth bag.
- We returned nestlings to nests as quickly as possibly after processing.
- In one nest, some nestlings died before 7 days of age and were therefore excluded from the analysis.
Synonyms
chick, baby bird, fledgling

词汇	nestling
释义	Definition of nestling in English: nestling noun ˈnɛs(t)lɪŋˈnɛs(t)lɪŋ A bird that is too young to leave its nest. （还不会飞的）雏鸟 buntings, their throats bulging with food for hungry nestlings cuckoo nestlings Example sentencesExamples Females built the nest and incubated alone, but both parents fed nestlings and fledglings. Surprisingly, one way that such males can acquire a mate is to kill the young nestlings and then pair with the female who has to start a new family. On our way out of campus, we stopped by Shroud and Bev's apartment to check on the House Finch nestlings. We returned nestlings to nests as quickly as possibly after processing. They scavenge for carrion and garbage and also prey on rodents and on the eggs and nestlings of other birds. All nests that contained eggs or nestlings were classified as occupied. Birds not ringed as nestlings were aged and sexed according to the method of Jenni and Winkler. This is fortunate, because house wren nestlings have prodigious appetites. In one nest, some nestlings died before 7 days of age and were therefore excluded from the analysis. Birds were ringed as nestlings or when breeding and measured using standard procedures. I noted the number of phoebe and cowbird eggs and nestlings at each visit. They are very aggressive and are able to take over nests and kill the eggs and nestlings of other birds. All nestlings were returned to their home nests at the end of each trial. We returned nestlings to their nests and repaired cavities with duct tape. So why do superb fairy-wrens appear to be unique in their ability to desert cuckoo nestlings? We provided food supplements to half of the nestlings in each nest during the nestling period. It's the first study to show that birds have learned to recognize and reject cuckoo nestlings. At the end of the food deprivation period, we removed all nestlings from their nests and put them in a cloth bag. Both of these nestlings were from the same nest, and the other two nestlings from this nest did match the female at all loci. Supposedly, martens use a nest-box as a search image while hunting for nestlings and adult birds. Synonyms chick, baby bird, fledgling Falconry eyas Scottish archaic gorlin rare pullus, birdling, broodling Rhymes wrestling Definition of nestling in US English: nestling nounˈnes(t)liNGˈnɛs(t)lɪŋ A bird that is too young to leave its nest. （还不会飞的）雏鸟 buntings, their throats bulging with food for hungry nestlings cuckoo nestlings Example sentencesExamples It's the first study to show that birds have learned to recognize and reject cuckoo nestlings. We provided food supplements to half of the nestlings in each nest during the nestling period. Surprisingly, one way that such males can acquire a mate is to kill the young nestlings and then pair with the female who has to start a new family. They scavenge for carrion and garbage and also prey on rodents and on the eggs and nestlings of other birds. Supposedly, martens use a nest-box as a search image while hunting for nestlings and adult birds. This is fortunate, because house wren nestlings have prodigious appetites. They are very aggressive and are able to take over nests and kill the eggs and nestlings of other birds. So why do superb fairy-wrens appear to be unique in their ability to desert cuckoo nestlings? Females built the nest and incubated alone, but both parents fed nestlings and fledglings. On our way out of campus, we stopped by Shroud and Bev's apartment to check on the House Finch nestlings. Both of these nestlings were from the same nest, and the other two nestlings from this nest did match the female at all loci. Birds were ringed as nestlings or when breeding and measured using standard procedures. All nests that contained eggs or nestlings were classified as occupied. I noted the number of phoebe and cowbird eggs and nestlings at each visit. We returned nestlings to their nests and repaired cavities with duct tape. Birds not ringed as nestlings were aged and sexed according to the method of Jenni and Winkler. All nestlings were returned to their home nests at the end of each trial. At the end of the food deprivation period, we removed all nestlings from their nests and put them in a cloth bag. We returned nestlings to nests as quickly as possibly after processing. In one nest, some nestlings died before 7 days of age and were therefore excluded from the analysis. Synonyms chick, baby bird, fledgling
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