nests (animal architecture)

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Scope note
Structures made or places chosen and adapted by a bird, insect, or other animal in which to lay and incubate its eggs and usually to rear its young. The term may also be used for structures or places used by animals who do not lay eggs, but use nests to shelter newborn young.
nests
Accepted term: 06-May-2024