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ni•dus

Pronunciation: (nī'dus), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -diPronunciation: (-dī). [key]
1. a nest, esp. one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
2. a place or point in an organism where a germ or other organism can develop or breed.

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